Trigynaspida

Trigynaspida
Micromegistus , New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Suborder:	Trigynaspida Camin & Gorirossi, 1955
Infraorders
Antennophorina Camin & Gorirossi, 1955 Cercomegistina Camin & Gorirossi, 1955

Trigynaspida is a suborder of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are more than 25 families and at least 90 described species in Trigynaspida. ^{[1] [2]}

Families

These 27 families belong to the suborder Trigynaspida:

• Aenictequidae Kethley, 1977
• Antennophoridae Berlese, 1892
• Asternoseiidae Vale, 1954
• Celaenopsidae Berlese, 1892
• Cercomegistidae Trägårdh, 1937
• Costacaridae Hunter, 1993
• Davacaridae Kethley, 1977
• Diplogyniidae Trägårdh, 1941
• Euphysalozerconidae Kim, 2008
• Euzerconidae Trägårdh, 1938
• Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 1937
• Hoplomegistidae Camin & Gorirossi, 1955
• Klinckowstroemiidae Camin & Gorirossi, 1955
• Megacelaenopsidae Funk, 1975
• Megisthanidae Berlese, 1914
• Messoracaridae Kethley, 1977
• Neotenogyniidae Kethley, 1974
• Paramegistidae Trägårdh, 1946
• Parantennulidae Willmann, 1941
• Philodanidae Kethley, 1977
• Promegistidae Kethley, 1977
• Ptochacaridae Kethley, 1977
• Pyrosejidae Lindquist & Moraza, 1993
• Saltiseiidae Walter, 2000
• Schizogyniidae Trägårdh, 1950
• Seiodidae Kethley, 1977
• Triplogyniidae Funk, 1977

References

1. "Trigynaspida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
2. Beaulieu, Frédéric (2011). Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (ed.). "Superorder Parasitiformes: In: Zhang, Z-Q. (ed.) Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness". Zootaxa. 3148. ISBN   978-1-86977-849-1. ISSN   1175-5326.

Further reading

• Krantz, G. W.; Walter, D. E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN   9780896726208.