Acari

See also: acari

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, plural of Acarus (“typical genus of mites”)

Proper noun

Acari

A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida – the ticks and mites.

Hypernyms

(subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class

Hyponyms

(subclass): Acariformes, Parasitiformes - superorders
- Holothyrida, Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Opilioacarida, Sarcoptiformes, Trombidiformes - orders

References

Acari on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acari on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acari on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Acari on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Acari at the Tree of Life Web Project
Acari at Encyclopedia of Life

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