Desectophis is a genus of mites in the family Ologamasidae. There are at least four described species in Desectophis.[1][2][3]
| Desectophis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Ologamasidae |
| Genus: | Desectophis Karg, 2003 |
Species
editThese four species belong to the genus Desectophis:
- Desectophis eulateris (Karg, 1998)
- Desectophis flagellatus Karg & Schorlemmer, 2011
- Desectophis magnosimilis Karg, 2003
- Desectophis pulcher Karg, 2003
References
edit- ^ "Desectophis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Castilho, Raphael C. (2012). Taxonomy of Rhodacaroidea mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) (PDF). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (Report).
- ^ Castilho, Raphael de Campos; Moraes, Gilberto; Halliday, R. B. (2012). "Catalogue of the mite family Rhodacaridae Oudemans, with noyes on the classification of the Rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigmata)". Zootaxa. 3471. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3471.1.1.