Biology:Eupodoidea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Infraorder: | Eupodina |
| Superfamily: | Eupodoidea |
Eupodoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. There are about 8 families and more than 160 described species in Eupodoidea.[1][2]
Description
Eupodoids are soft-bodied mites that are red, red and black, white or yellow in colour. They can be recognised by the small epivertical lobe on the propodosoma and rhagidial organs on the tarsi of the first two leg pairs.[3]
Ecology
Eupodoids occur in temperate grasslands, deserts (both hot and cold), alpine regions and polar regions (including tundra). Less commonly, they can be found in marshes and heavily wooded areas (including rainforests).[3]
The superfamily includes fungivorous, phytophagous and predatory species.[4] For example, Cocceupodidae and Eupodidae are fungivorous,[5][6] Penthaleidae are phytophagous (and include some crop pests)[7] and Rhagidiidae are fast-moving predators of small arthropods.[8]
Families
These eight families belong to the superfamily Eupodoidea:
- Cocceupodidae
- Eriorhynchidae
- Eupodidae
- Pentapalpidae
- Penthaleidae (earth mites)
- Penthalodidae
- Rhagidiidae
- Strandtmanniidae
References
- ↑ "Eupodoidea Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=895626.
- ↑ "Eupodoidea Superfamily Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/91400.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Strandtmann, R. W.; Goff, M. L. (1978). "The Eupodoidea of Hawaii (Acarina: Prostigmata)". Pacific Insects 19: 121–143. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/19(3)-121.pdf.
- ↑ "A new genus and species in the mite family Eupodidae (Acari, Eupodoidea) from Crimea". ZooKeys (422): 11–22. 2014-06-30. doi:10.3897/zookeys.422.7802. PMID 25061386.
- ↑ "Family Cocceupodidae". https://bugguide.net/node/view/893223.
- ↑ "Family Eupodidae". https://bugguide.net/node/view/263357.
- ↑ "Family Penthaleidae - Earth Mites". https://bugguide.net/node/view/263374.
- ↑ "Family Rhagidiidae". https://bugguide.net/node/view/93805.
Further reading
- "Global diversity of mites". Nature and Human Society—the Quest for a Sustainable World (National Academy Press): 192–203. 2000. doi:10.17226/6142. ISBN 978-0-309-06555-9.
- A Manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press. 2009. ISBN 9780896726208.
- "Origin and higher-level diversification of acariform mites - evidence from nuclear ribosomal genes, extensive taxon sampling, and secondary structure alignment". BMC Evolutionary Biology 15: 178. September 2015. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0458-2. PMID 26330076.
- "Order Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909". Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. 3148. 2011. 129–138. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.24. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/acarology/zhang/pub/Trombidiformes_zt03148p138.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3060454 entry
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