Fessonia

Fessonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Smaridiidae
Genus: Fessonia
Heyden, 1826
Species

Several, including:
Fessonia australiensis
Fessonia brevicristata
Fessonia papillosa

Fessonia is a genus of mites belonging to the family Smaridiidae. These mites can be distinguished from other related genera by having 2 pairs of eyes and always lacking sclerotized plates on the body.

References

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