Fagacarus
Fagacarus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
Family: | Acaridae |
Subfamily: | Rhizoglyphinae |
Tribe: | Fagacarini |
Genus: | Fagacarus Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979 |
Species: | F. verrucosus |
Binomial name | |
Fagacarus verrucosus Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979 | |
Fagacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It contains a single described species, and at least two undescribed species.[1] Fagacarus species feed on fungi in decaying wood.[1]
References
- 1 2 P. B. Klimov (2000). "Notes on systematics, distribution and ecology of mites of the genus Fagacarus (Acariformes, Acaridae)" (PDF). Acarina. 8 (2): 105–115.
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