Tags: Arachnid.

Opilioacariformes is the smallest order (or superorder) of mites containing a single family and around 10 genera. They are rare large mites and are widely considered primitive as they retain six pairs of eyes and abdominal segmentation.

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class
Arachnid, Acari
kingdom
Animal
phylum
Chelicerata, Arthropod
synonym
*Notostigmata (With 1903–1904), *Opilioacarida (With 1902)

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