Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Superordo: Acariformes
Ordo: Oribatida
Infraordo: Desmonomata
Cohort: Astigmata
Subordo: Acaridia
Superfamilia: Hemisarcoptoidea
Familia: Algophagidae
Subfamilia: Algophaginae
Genus: Algophagus
Species (6): A. antarcticus – A. brachytarsus – A. laticollaris – A. macrolithus – A. pennsylvanicus – A. semicollaris
Name
Algophagus Hughes, 1955
Primary references
Hughes, A.M. 1955: A new genus and species of hyadesid mite – Algophagus antarcticus – from Heard Island. ANARE (Aust. Natl Antarct. Res, Exped.) Sci. Rep. Ser. B 1 (Zool.): 1–19.
References
Marshall, D.J.; OConnor, B.M.; Pugh, P.J.A. 2003: Algophagus mites (Astigmata: Algophagidae) from the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands: habitat-related morphology and taxonomic descriptions. Journal of zoology 259: 31–47. DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003023 Paywall. Reference page.
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