Damaeidae
Family of mites
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Damaeidae is a family of mites.[1] Alternative names for the family include Belbidae, and Belbodamaeidae or Hungarobelbidae.[2] They had been previously considered to be distinct families.[1][3][4]
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| Damaeidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Belba corynopus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Oribatida |
| Family: | Damaeidae Berlese, 1896 |
Species of the family are extant in Eurasia and Northern America.[5] Related species exist in New Zealand and South America.[4]
Behaviour
Most species of the family live in plant litter, mosses, decaying woods and organic soil layers. The family is composed of fungivores. They have an important role in regulation of the density of fungi that is harmful for plants.[5]
List of genera
The following genera are part of this family:[6][7][8][9]
- Acanthobelba
- Allobelba
- Belba
- Belbodamaeus
- Damaeus
- Dameobelba
- Epidamaeus
- Hungarobelba
- Hypodamaeus
- Kunstidamaeus
- Metabelba
- Metabelbella
- Mirobelba
- Neobelba
- Nortonbelba
- Parabelbella
- Paradamaeus
- Parametabelba
- Porobelba
- Subbelba
- Spatiodamaeus
- Tectodamaeus[citation needed]
- Weigmannia[citation needed]
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