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Taxonomy of Family Halacaridae Murray, 1877
sea mites


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
798
8977
91345
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
623
7170
67107
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
224
3746
38071
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
196
3739
38055
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Eupodina
Krantz, 1978
29
885
10399
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Halacaroidea
Murray, 1877
3
92
1711
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHalacaridae
Murray, 1877
Sea mites
90
1708
Genera
Species


Taxonomic status Holotype
Subnodes of Halacaridae Murray, 1877
SubfamilyAcarochelopodinae
Bartsch, 1977
1
0
Genus
Species
SubfamilyActacarinae
Viets, 1939
1
31
Genus
Species
SubfamilyAnomalohalacarinae
Bartsch, 1985
1
20
Genus
Species
SubfamilyAstacopsiphaginae
Viets, 1931
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyAustralacarinae
Otto, 2000
1
2
Genus
Species
SubfamilyCopidognathinae
Bartsch, 1983
4
456
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEnterohalacarinae
Viets, 1938
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyHalacarinae
Murray, 1877
13
537
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHalixodinae
Viets, 1927
4
113
Genera
Species
SubfamilyIsobactrinae
1
31
Genus
Species
SubfamilyLimnohalacarinae
Viets, 1927
6
60
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLohmanellinae
1
4
Genus
Species
SubfamilyLohmannellinae
Viets, 1927
4
88
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPorohalacarinae
Viets, 1933
4
28
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPorolohmanellinae
1
5
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPorolohmannellinae
Viets, 1933
1
7
Genus
Species
SubfamilyRhombognathinae
Viets, 1927
3
171
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRopohalacarinae
I. Bartsch, 1989
1
2
Genus
Species
SubfamilySimognathinae
Viets, 1927
3
68
Genera
Species
SubfamilySpongihalacarinae
Otto, 2000
1
2
Genus
Species
GenusAcanthohalacarus
Bartsch, 2001
1Species
GenusAcanthopalpus
N. G. Makarova, 1978
  ⇒ Makarovana
3Species
GenusAgauopis
0Species
GenusAguae
1Species
GenusAguaopsis
0Species
GenusAletes
Lohmann, 1889
4Species
GenusAmlimnohalacarus
Fain & Lambrechts, 1987
0Species
GenusAnomahalacarus
0Species
GenusArenihalacarus
H. Abe, 1991
1Species
GenusAustralacarus
Bartsch, 1987
5Species
GenusCopidognathopsis
Viets, 1927
5Species
GenusCorallihalacarus
Otto, 1999
1Species
GenusHallacarellus
0Species
GenusIschyrognathus
Trouessart, 1901
0Species
GenusKatharinera
Vercammen-Grandjean, 1976
1Species
GenusLeptognathus
Swainson, 1838
0Species
GenusLeptospathis
Trouessart, 1894
2Species
GenusMaracarus
Bartsch, 2016
8Species
GenusMetarhombognathus
Newell, 1947
  ⇒ Rhombognathopsis
3Species
GenusMictognathus
Newell, 1984
3Species
GenusPeregrinacarus
Bartsch, 1999
2Species
GenusPhacacarus
Bartsch, 1992
1Species
GenusPlegadognathus
Morselli, 1980
  ⇒ Arhodeoporus
7Species
GenusPolymela
Lohmann, 1901
0Species
GenusPontacarus
Lohmann, 1901
1Species
GenusPseudosoldanellonyx
Sokolov & Jankovskaja, 1970
2Species
GenusRhombognathides
Viets, 1927
  ⇒ Rhombognathoides
15Species
GenusRhombognatides
5Species
GenusThalassacarus
Newell, 1949
2Species
GenusThalassophthirius
V. M. Behan-Pelletier, 1989
1Species
GenusTroglohydracarus
Viets, 1937
0Species
GenusTropihalacarus
Otto & Bartsch, 1999
2Species
GenusTrouessartella
Lohmann, 1901
0Species
GenusVelardeacarus
J. I. Gil & F. Mane-Garzon, 1980
1Species
GenusVelardoacarus
Gil & Garzon, 1979
1Species
GenusWerthelloides
I. Bartsch, 1986
1Species
GenusWinlundia
I. M. Newell, 1984
2Species

Synonyms
Mictognathinae (Otto, 1999)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Halacaridae
GermanMeeresmilben
EnglishSea mites
DutchZeemijten
SwedishHavskvalster


Distribution and Species lists of Halacaridae Murray, 1877
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Angola
7 Genera  7 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
6 Genera  7 Species
Australia
35 Genera  256 Species
Austria
3 Genera  3 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
5 Genera  5 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  2 Species
Canada
8 Genera  11 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
12 Genera  77 Species
China
3 Genera  3 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  5 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  2 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  2 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
12 Genera  19 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
Ecuador
12 Genera  29 Species
Egypt
3 Genera  3 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
Finland
8 Genera  9 Species
France
12 Genera  26 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
16 Genera  22 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
India
5 Genera  15 Species
Indonesia
4 Genera  4 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  3 Species
Italy
27 Genera  70 Species
Japan
13 Genera  26 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  5 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Kuwait
2 Genera  2 Species
Luxembourg
3 Genera  4 Species
Madagascar
1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  5 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
2 Genera  4 Species
Micronesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  1 Species
Nauru
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
13 Genera  15 Species
New Zealand
14 Genera  26 Species
Norway
27 Genera  98 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Peru
3 Genera  3 Species
Philippines
6 Genera  22 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Portugal
7 Genera  10 Species
Republic South Africa
7 Genera  8 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
2 Genera  2 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  2 Species
Singapore
11 Genera  22 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Genera  6 Species
Somalia
3 Genera  3 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  2 Species
Spain
5 Genera  6 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  1 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
16 Genera  62 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  2 Species
Tonga
2 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  3 Species
Ukraine
4 Genera  6 Species
United Kingdom
14 Genera  30 Species
Uruguay
5 Genera  7 Species
USA
18 Genera  52 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Ecozone
Coasts, Mountains


Links, sources and further information
Halacaridae at artfakta.se
Halacaridae at biodiversity.org.au
Halacaridae at dyntaxa.se
Halacaridae at gbif.org
Halacaridae at irmng.org
Halacaridae at itis.gov
Halacaridae at marinespecies.org