Sarcoptiformes

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Superorder:Acariformes
Sarcoptiformes
Female and male "Trouessartia capens"
Female and male Trouessartia capens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Superorder: Acariformes
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909 [1][2]
Suborders[3]

The Sarcoptiformes are an order of mites comprising over 15,000 described species in around 230 families. Previously it was divided into two suborders, Oribatida and Astigmatina, but Oribatida has been promoted to an order, and Astigmatina is now an unranked taxon.[4][5][6]

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