Acari

See also: acari

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, plural of Acarus (“typical genus of mites”)

Proper noun

Acari

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida – the ticks and mites.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Acariformes, Parasitiformes - superorders
  • Holothyrida, Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Opilioacarida, Sarcoptiformes, Trombidiformes - orders

References

• Acari on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acari on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acari on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acari at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Acari at the Tree of Life Web Project