Rhinonyssidae

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Rhinonyssidae
Tinaminyssus melloi, nymph, Hungary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Suborder:
Monogynaspida
Infraorder: Gamasina
Superfamily: Dermanyssoidea
Family: Rhinonyssidae
Trouessart, 1895
Subfamilies

Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.[1][2][3]

The mites of this family are

endoparasites, typically living their entire life in within the respiratory systems of birds.[4]

Rhinonyssid mites are widespread, and have been observed on every continent including Antarctica (Rhinonyssus sphenisci, first observed in 1963).[2][5]

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the family Rhinonyssidae:

References

  1. ^ "Rhinonyssidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ^ a b Beron, Petar (2020). Beron, Petar (ed.). Acarorum Catalogus VI, Order Mesostigmata. Pensoft. .
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  5. ^ "Taxon Profile: Rhinonyssus sphenisci". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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