Water Mites of North America
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PRELIMINARY LIST OF WATER MITE GENERA FROM
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
BASED ON COLLECTIONS FROM SEPTEMBER 2005
(49 genera, estimated 150 species)
SUPERFAMILY Stygothrombidioidea
FAMILY Stygothrombidiidae
GENUS Stygothrombium (3)SUPERFAMILY Hydryphantoidea
FAMILY Hydryphantidae
GENUS Panisopsis (1)
Panisus (1)
Thyas (1)
Protzia (1)
Wandesia (1)FAMILY Hydrodromidae
GENUS Hydrodroma (1)FAMILY Rhynchohydracaridae
GENUS Clathrosperchon (1)SUPERFAMILY Eylaoidea
FAMILY Limnocharidae
GENUS Limnochares (1)
Rhyncholimnochares (1)SUPERFAMILY Hydrovolzioidea
FAMILY Acherontacaridae
GENUS Acherontacarus (1) - first record of genus from North America.SUPERFAMILY Lebertioidea
FAMILY Sperchontidae
GENUS Sperchon (10)
Sperchonopsis (5)FAMILY Anisitsiellidae
GENUS Bandakia (2)
Utaxatax (1)FAMILY Lebertiidae
GENUS Lebertia (10)FAMILY Oxidae
GENUS Frontipoda (1)
Oxus (1)
FAMILY Torrenticolidae
GENUS Monatractides (3)
Testudacarus (2)
Torrenticola (15)SUPERFAMILY Hygrobatoidea
FAMILY Limnesiidae
GENUS Limnesia (3)FAMILY Hygrobatoidea
GENUS Atractides (10)
Hygrobates (5)FAMILY Unionicolidae
GENUS Neumania (2)FAMILY Feltriidae
GENUS Feltria (5)FAMILY Wettinidae
GENUS Wettina (2)FAMILY Pionidae
GENUS Forelia (2)
Neotiphys (1)
Nautarachna (2)FAMILY Aturidae
GENUS Albia (1)
Axonopsis (5)
Brachypoda (5)
Ljania (2)
Woolastookia (5)
Aturus (10)
Kongsbergia (2)
Phreatobrachypoda (1)
SUPERFAMILY Arrenuroidea
FAMILY Momoniidae
GENUS Momonia (1)
Stygomomonia (5)FAMILY Nudomideopsidae
GENUS Neomideopsis (1) - only other known species in Oregon.FAMILY Mideopsidae
GENUS Mideopsis (5)FAMILY Chappuisididae
GENUS Uchidastygacarus (2)FAMILY Neoacaridae
GENUS Neoacarus (3)
Volsellacarus (3)FAMILY Athienemanniidae
GENUS Chelohydracarus (1) - only other known species in California.
Chelomideopsis (1)FAMILY Bogatiidae
GENUS Bogatia (1) - first record of genus from North America.FAMILY Arrenuridae
GENUS Arrenurus (3)