Global InformationTydeus eriophyes information
| Tydeus eriophyes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Arachnida
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| Order: | Trombidiformes
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| Family: | Tydeidae
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| Genus: | Tydeus
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| Species: | T. eriophyes
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| Binomial name | |
| Tydeus eriophyes Meyer & Ryke, 1959
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Tydeus eriophyes is a species of mite belonging to the family Tydeidae. This small oval, eyeless mite is around 300 μm in length with a soft body covered in striations. It can be distinguished from similar species by the bluntly pointed, rod-like dorsal setae. This species is associated with the gall mite Eriophyes vitis on grapevines in the vicinity of Grabouw, South Africa.