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Hydrachna
Hydrachna globosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Hydrachnidae
Genus: Hydrachna
O. F. Müller, 1776

Hydrachna is a genus of mites in the family Hydrachnidae, the sole genus of the family. There are more than 80 described species in Hydrachna.[1][2][3][4] Larvae of this genus are known to be parasites of water beetles.[4]

Species

These 87 species belong to the genus Hydrachna:

References

  1. ^ "Hydrachna Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ "Hydrachna". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ a b Arjomandi, Elham; Zawal, Andrzej; Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Filip, Ewa; Szenejko, Magdalena (22 July 2019). "New record of a parasitising species of Hydrachna (Acari, Hydrachnidia) on water beetles Eretes griseus (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Dytiscinae, Eretini)". ResearchGate. pp. 31–38. doi:10.3897/zookeys.865.34532.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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