Taxonomic Drilldown

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Arachnida
Order Acariformes

List of all species - see Taxon profile using the number

Family Acaridae
Acarus siro Linnaeus
Aleurobius farinae De Geer
Glycyphagus domesticus de Geer
Rhizoglyphus echinopus Fumouze and Robin
Schwiebia talpa Pagenstecher
Tyrophagus longior Schrank
Family Archeonothridae
Liochthonius rigisetosus curtus Hammer, 1962
Liochthonius sp.
Family Bdellidae
Bdellodes georgianensis Wallace, 1970
Spinibdella antarctica (Tragardh, 1907)
Family Brachychthoniidae
Liochthonius muscorum Forsslund
Paraliochthonius piluliferus Forsslund
Family Camisidae
Platynothrus skottsbergi expansus Wallwork, 1966
Family Camisiidae
Camisia sp.
Family Ceratozetidae
Furcobates sp.
Granizetes curvatus Hammer, 1961
Magellozetes processus Hammer, 1962
Porozetes polygonalis quadrilobatus Wallwork, 1966
Family Chaetodactylidae
Trichotarsus antarcticus
Family Cheyletidae
Cheyletus eruditus M¿gnin
Family Digamasellidae
Dendrolaelaps sp.
Family Ereynetidae
Ereynetes sp.
Erythraeus sp.
Family Erythraeidae
Balaustium sp.
Family Erythreidae
Neosmaris sp.
Family Eupodidae
Cocceupodes australis Strandtmann and Tilbrook, 1968
Eupodes parvus parvus
Eupodes winsnesi
Halotydeus sp.
Family Glycyphagidae
Glycyphagus sp.
Family Halacaridae
Agauopsis inflatus Newell, 1984
Halacarellus sp.
Halacarus latirostris Gimbel, 1919
Halacarus pilosus Gimbel, 1919
Halacarus validus Gimbel, 1919
Lohmannella hureaui Newell, 1984
Family Halcaridae
Isobactrus microdens Newell, 1984
Rhombognathus plumifer Trouessart, 1989
Family Haplozetidae
Maculobates breviporosus Mahunka, 1980
Family Laelapidae
Androlaelaps pachyptilae Zumpt and Till, 1956
Ayersacarus gelidus Hunter, 1964
Ayersacarus plumapilus Hunter, 1964
Family Malaconothridae
Malaconothrus translamellatus Hammer, 1958
Trimalaconothrus flabelliformis Wallwork, 1970
Family Nanhermanniidae
Nanhermannia elegantissima Hammer, 1958
Family Nanorchestidae
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite
Nanorchestes bellus Strandtmann & Somme, 1977
Nanorchestes brekkeristae Strandtmann & Somme, 1977
Nanorchestes lalae Strandtmann 1982
Nanorchestes triclivatus Booth
Family Not assigned to a family
Antarcticola meyeriq
Paratriophtydeus dubius
Paratydaeolus enigmaticus
Petrozetes oblongus
Family Nothridae
Nothrid nymph sp.
Family Oppiidae
Globoppia loxolineata longipilosa Covar., 1968
Globoppia loxolineata longispina Covar., 1968
Globoppia loxolineata loxolineata Covar., 1968
Globoppia maior Hammer, 1962
Globoppia scotiae (Wallwork, 1970)
Oppia sp.
Oppiid sp.
Family Pachygnathidae
Nanorchestes gressitti Strandtmann, 1982
Nanorchestes macquariensis Strandtmann, 1982
Nanorchestes nivalis (Trouessart)
Nanorchestes wilbanksi Strandtmann, 1981
Family Parasitidae
Parasitidae sp.
Family Peloppiidae
Ceratoppia sp.
Family Penthaleidae
Halotydeus signiensis Mite
Penthaleus belli
Penthaleus sp.
Penthaleus villosus
Family Penthalodidae
Penthalodes intermedius
Penthalodes villosus
Stereotydeus longipes Strandtmann, 1970
Stereotydeus mollis
Stereotydeus mollis Womersley & Strandtmann Mite
Stereotydeus reticulatus Strandtmann, 1970
Family Podacaridae
Alaskozetes bouvetoyanensis van Pletzen & Kok, 1971
Antarcticola georgiae Wallwork, 1970
Halozetes fulvus Englebrecht, 1975
Halozetes littoralis Wallwork, 1970
Halozetes marinus devilliersi Engelbr., 1974
Halozetes sp.
Family Pyemotidae
Bakerdania antarcticus Manhunka (1967)
Bakerdania cf. tripartitus
Bakerdania sp.
Family Rhagididiiae
Rhagidia sp.
Family Rhagidiidae
Noerneria gigas gerlachei
Family Rhodacaridae
Cyrtolaelaps cf. racovitzai
Hydrogamasus sp.
Hypoaspis evansi (Hunter, 1964)
Family Tectocepheidae
Tectocepheus cf. velatus (Michael, 1880)
Family Tetranychidae
Bryobia praetiosa (C.L. Koch, 1836)
Bryobia sp.
Family Tydeidae
Apotriophtydeus scotia Usher & Edwards
Apotriophtydeus sp.
Pretriophtydeus tilbrooki (Strandtmann, 1967)
Tydeid sp.
Family Unknown
Astigmata sp.
Cryptostigmata sp.
Prostigmatid sp.