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]
| Trigynaspida | |
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| Micromegistus, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Suborder: | Trigynaspida Camin & Gorirossi, 1955 |
| Infraorders | |
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Families
editThese 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
edit- ^ "Trigynaspida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ 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
edit- Krantz, G. W.; Walter, D. E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 9780896726208.