Fagacarus

Fagacarus
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]

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