Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Tags: Arachnid.

Tyrophagus putrescentiae is a cosmopolitan mite species. Together with the related species T. longior it is commonly referred to as the mould mite.

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binomial authority: Franz von Paula Schrank
class: Arachnid, Acari
family: Acaridae
genus: Tyrophagus
kingdom: Animal
order: Sarcoptiformes
phylum: Arthropod
synonym: Acarus putrescentiae (Schrank 1781)

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