Mite (Parasitengona) in sand
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Description: Macro shot of a mite in very fine grained sand. The mite is less than 1 mm long. Warning: While previously identified as a clover mite, it actually belongs to the taxon Parasitengona - a microtrombidiid, or perhaps an erythraeid. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bryobia_praetiosa. Date: 26 July 2010 (original upload date). Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Cornergraf assumed (based on copyright claims).
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- Life (biota)
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria (bilaterians)
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
- Arachnida (arachnids)
- Acari (Mites and Ticks)
- Acariformes (mitelike mites)
- Trombidiformes (trombidiforms)
- Prostigmata (prostigmatan mites)
- Eleutherengona
- Raphignathina
- Tetranychoidea (Spider Mites, Flat Mites, and Allies)
- Tetranychidae (spider mites)
- Bryobia
- Bryobia praetiosa (Clover mite)
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