Bdelloidea (mite)

Bdelloidea
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	A mite of the family Bdellidae sucks on a dead midge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Suborder:	Prostigmata
(unranked):
Superfamily:	Bdelloidea
Families
	Bdellidae; Cunaxidae;

Bdelloidea is a superfamily of mites,^[1] containing the two families Bdellidae and Cunaxidae.^[2] It should not be confused with the rotifer superfamily of the same name.

References[]

^ Krantz, Gerald W.; Walter, D. E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-620-8.
^ Den Heyer, J. (September 15, 2011). "Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases". Catalog of Life. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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