Parasitiformes is the other of the two mite superorders, distinguished from Acariformes by the absence of actinochitin and trichobothria, indistinct body segmentation, and sperm transfer by spermatophore rather than direct copulation. More than 12,000 species have been described, with total estimates ranging from 100,000 to 200,000. Its best known members are the ticks of order Ixodida, though the largest group by described species is the order Mesostigmata, with more than 8,000 species.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: American Dog Tick
Source Wikidata: Argas Persicus
Source Wikidata: Brown Dog Tick
Source Wikidata: Castor Bean Tick
Source Wikidata: Deer Tick
Source Wikidata: Castor Bean Tick
Source Wikidata: Deer Tick
Source Wikidata: Lone Star Tick
Source Wikidata: Varroa Mite
Source Wikidata: Varroa Mite
Source Wikidata: American Dog Tick
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ132756, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Parasitiformes
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Arachnid Orders, Lead
Parasitiformes are a superorder of Arachnids, constituting one of the two major groups of mites, alongside Acariformes.
View the SourceWikidata: Parasitiformes
Wikidata Q132756, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Tick
Parent Taxon Of: Tick, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q132756 (Parasitiformes)View the Source Wikidata: Varroa Mite
- Parent Taxon Of: Varroa Mite, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Varroa destructor, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikidata: American Dog Tick
- Parent Taxon Of: American Dog Tick, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Wood Tick, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikidata: Lone Star Tick
Parent Taxon Of: Lone Star Tick, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Brown Dog Tick
Parent Taxon Of: Brown Dog Tick, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Castor Bean Tick
- Parent Taxon Of: Castor Bean Tick, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Ixodes ricinus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikidata: Deer Tick
- Parent Taxon Of: Deer Tick, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Ixodes Scapularis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikidata: Argas Persicus
Parent Taxon Of: Argas Persicus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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