Cheyletidae
Appearance
Cheyletidae Temporal range:
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Cheyletiella sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Actinedida |
Family: | Cheyletidae Leach, 1815 |
Genera | |
Diversity | |
c. 80 genera, > 500 species |
Cheyletidae is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes. Some members are parasites of birds and mammals, causing cheyletiellosis, or "walking dandruff". Others are free-ranging predators which can be found in soil, forest litter, animal nests, and house dust, under tree bark, and on foliage.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Xia, B., Klompen, H., & Childers, C.C. (2011). "A new genus and species of Cheyletidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) from citrus trees in Florida." Zootaxa 2796: 29-36.
- ^ UMMZ: Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815
External links
[edit]Media related to Cheyletidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Cheyletidae