Fagacarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It contains a single described species, and at least two undescribed species.[2] Fagacarus species feed on fungi in decaying wood.[2]
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| Tribe: | Fagacarini
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| Genus: | Fagacarus Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979[1]
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| Species: | F. verrucosus
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| Fagacarus verrucosus Fain & R. A. Norton, 1979
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References
edit- ^ Fain, A.; Norton, R.A. (1979). "Fagacarus verrucosus n.g., n.sp. (Acari, Astigmata) from decaying beech wood in the U.S.A.". International Journal of Acarology. 5 (1): 5–8. Bibcode:1979IJAca...5....5F. doi:10.1080/01647957908683160.
- ^ a b Klimov, P. B. (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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