Global InformationAnystis information
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| Anystis baccarum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Arachnida
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| Subclass: | Acari
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| Order: | Trombidiformes
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| Family: | Anystidae
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| Genus: | Anystis von Heyden, 1826
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Anystis (whirligig mites) is a genus of mites. They are predatory on other mites and small insects. Species in this genus are often red, long-legged, and range in size from 500μm – 1500μm.[1] Both the genus and the family Anystidae are referred to as whirligig mites.
- ^ Smith Meyer, M. K. P.; Ueckermann, E. A. (1987). "A taxonomic study of some Anystidae (Acari: Prostigmata)". Entomology Memoir. 68: 1–37.