Histiostomatidae Temporal range:
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Ventral view of Sarraceniopus gibsoni, the pitcher plant mite, which is found within the pitcher leaves of Sarracenia purpurea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
Superfamily: | Histiostomatoidea |
Family: | Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897 |
Histiostomatidae is a family of mites in the clade Astigmata.[1]