Acariformes

	Mikko's Phylogeny Archive	Main Groups of Protostomes
	Acariformes

After "The Tree of Life"

<==o ACARIFORMES [Actinotrichida] (aitopunkit)
   |--o SARCOPTIFORMES
   |  |-- ENDEOSTIGMATA [Endostigmata] [in part]
   |  `--+-- ORIBATIDA [part A] (kuoripunkit)
   |     `--+-- ORIBATIDA [part B] (kuoripunkit)
   |        `-- ASTIGMATA
   `--o TROMBIDIFORMES
      |--o SPHAEROLICHIDA
      `--o PROSTIGMATA
         |-- ANYSTINA
         `-- EUPODINA

Reference(s):

Proctor, H., 1998: Acariformes - The "mite-like" mites.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/arachnida/acari/acariformes/acariformes.html

Proctor, H. & Harvey, M., 1998: Hydracarina - Water mites.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/arachnida/acari/acariformes/trombidiformes/parasitengona/hydracarina/hydracarina.html

Proctor, H., 1998: Parasitengona - Velvet mites, chiggers, water mites.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/arachnida/acari/acariformes/trombidiformes/parasitengona/parasitengona.html

Proctor, H., 1998: Trombidiformes - Trombidiform mites.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/arachnida/acari/acariformes/trombidiformes/trombidiformes.html

Walter, D. E., 1996-1998: Parasitiformes - Holothyrans, ticks and mesostigmatic mites.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/arachnida/acari/parasitiformes/parasitiformes.html

Walter, D. E., Krantz, J. & Lindquist, E., 1996-1998: Acari - The Mites.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/arachnida/acari/acari.html

Parker, S. P. (ed.), 1982: Synopsis and classification of living organisms. Vols. 1 & 2
–McGrew-Hill Book Company