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Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Order Parasitiformes

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  Acari
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  Order Parasitiformes (mites and ticks)
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  Suborder Astigmata
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  Suborder Ixodides
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  Suborder Mesostigmata

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Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed August 29, 2006 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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