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Raillietia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Order
  
Mesostigmata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Subclass
  
Acari

Superfamily
  
Dermanyssoidea

Raillietia is a genus of mites placed in its own family, Railletiidae, in the order Mesostigmata. Its name honours French parasitologist Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet. It contains seven recognized species:

  • Raillietia acevedoi Quintero-Martinez, Bassols-Batalla & DaMassa, 1992
  • Raillietia auris (Leidy, 1872)
  • Raillietia australis Domrow, 1961
  • Raillietia caprae Quintero, Bassols & Acevedo, 1980
  • Raillietia flechtmanni Faccini, Leite & da-Costa, 1992
  • Raillietia manfredi Domrow, 1980
  • Raillietia whartoni Potter & Johnston, 1978

    • References

    Raillietia Wikipedia
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