Subclass
Acari (Mites and ticks)
Acari (or Acarina) are a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks. The diversity of the Acari is extraordinary and its fossil history goes back to at least the early Devonian period. As a result, acarologists (the people who study mites and ticks) have proposed a complex set of taxonomic ranks to classify mites. In most modern treatments, the Acari is considered a subclass of Arachnida and is composed of two or three superorders or…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
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Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
- Subclass: Acari (Mites and ticks)
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Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
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Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)