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A mite also holds a speed record: for its length, Paratarsotomus macropalpis is the fastest animal on Earth. [40] The mites living in soil consist of a range of taxa. Oribatida and Prostigmata are more numerous in soil than Mesostigmata, and have more soil-dwelling species. [41]
Tarsonemidae is a family of mites, also called thread-footed mites or white mites.. Only a limited number of tarsonemid genera (Steneotarsonemus, Polyphagotarsonemus, Phytonemus, Floridotarsonemus and Tarsonemus) are known to feed on higher plants while most species in this family feed on the thin-walled mycelia of fungi or possibly algal bodies. [1]
Riccardoella limacum or the white snail mite is a member of the Acari (mite) [1] family which is parasitic primarily on snails. Slug mites are very small (less than 0.5 mm in length), white, and can be seen to move very rapidly over the surface of their host, particularly under the shell rim and near the pulmonary aperture .
The Oribatida are of economic importance as hosts of various tapeworm species, [8] and by increasing the breakdown of organic material in the soil, in a similar manner to earthworms. [9] Many species of oribatid mites require extremely specific habitats, resulting in large diversity within the order due to the many niches they evolve to.
Aceria anthocoptes, also known as the russet mite, [1] rust mite, [2] thistle mite or the Canada thistle mite, [3] is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophyidae.It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1892.
Rhizoglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. [1] ... Adults are 0.5-0.9 mm long, shiny, white and somewhat transparent, and have reddish brown appendages.
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The Phytoseiidae are a family of mites which feed on thrips and other mite species. They are often used as a biological control agent for managing mite pests. [1] Because of their usefulness as biological control agents, interest in Phytoseiidae has steadily increased over the past century.