Cladus: Eukaryota Synonymy * Actinedida -- The Trombidiformes is a large, diverse order of mites, comprising around 125 families and more than 22,000 described species.[1] The group has few synapomorphies by which it can be defined, unlike the other major group of acariform mites, Sarcoptiformes.[2] Its members include medically important mites (such as the chiggers and scrub itch mites) and many agriculturally important species, including the spider mites (Tetranychidae) and gall mites (Eriophyidae).[2] Trombidiformes can be divided into Sphaerolichida and Prostigmata.[2] 1. ^ David Evans Walker (2004). "Hidden in Plain Sight: Mites in the Canopy". In Margaret Lowman, H. Bruce Rinker. Forest Canopies. Physiological Ecology Series (2nd ed.). Academic Press. pp. 224–241. ISBN 9780124575530.
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