Acarology

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classification and morphology

  • acari
    • tick > 1mm
      • hard ticks Ixodidae
      • soft ticks Argasidae
      • Nuttalliellidae
    • mite < 1mm
      • scrub typhus mite, Chigger mite Trombiculidae
      • scabies mite Sarcoptidae
      • house dust mite Pyroglyphidae


  • only 1 body part
    • front end part is not head, but mouth
  • adult 8 legs, larvae 6 legs
  • breathe through body surface
    • stigmata (respiratory hole)
      • prostigmata
      • astigmata
      • mesostigmata
      • metastigmata
    • whole surface by diffusion
      • tick living in 400m depth of seawater