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Raphignathoidea
The Raphignathoidea is a superfamily of the Acari (mite) Order Trombidiformes. It contains many predators of small invertebrates, while some are herbivores and others parasites.
12 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Stigmaeidae
familyStigmaeidae
Camerobiidae
familyCamerobiidae
Homocaligidae
familyHomocaligidae
Dasythyreidae
familyDasythyreidae
Caligonellidae
familyCaligonellidae
Mecognathidae
familyMecognathidae
Xenocaligonellididae
familyXenocaligonellididae
Dytiscacaridae
familyDytiscacaridae
Barbutiidae
familyBarbutiidae
Cryptognathidae
familyCryptognathidae
Eupalopsellidae
familyEupalopsellidae
Raphignathidae
familyRaphignathidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 635930.