Algophagidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hemisarcoptoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Astigmata Subordo: Acaridia Superfamilia: Hemisarcoptoidea

Familia: Algophagidae
Subfamiliae (2): Algophaginae - Hericiinae

Overview of genera (9)

Algophagopsis – Algophagus – Fusohericia – Hericia – Lamingtonacarus – Neohyadesia – Prohericia – Terraphagus – Thalassophagacarus

Name

• Algophagidae Fain, 1974

Primary references

• Fain, A. 1974: Acariens récoltés par le Dr. J. Trouvés aux îles subantarctiques I. Families Saproglyphidae et Hyadesidae (Astigmates). Acarologia, 16(4): 684-708. PDF reference page 

Selected references

• Fain, A. 1981: Notes on the Hyadesiidae Halbert, 1915 and Algophagidae Fain, 1974, nov. tax. (Acari, Astigmata), with a redescription of Hyadesia curassaviensis Viets, 1936 and H. sellai Viets, 1937. Acarologia, 22(1): 47-61. PDF reference page 
• Oconnor, B.M.; Moser, J.C. 1985: Phylogenetic relationships of the Algophagidae (Acari: Astigmata), with descriptions of a new subfamily, genus, and species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 78(6): 783-789. abstract only seen reference page 

links

• Oconnor, B.M. (coordinator): Algophagidae Species Listing in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED ASTIGMATA OF THE WORLD