Hydrachnidae is a family of

mites Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...

in the

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

Hydrachnoidea ''Hydrachna'' is a genus of mites in the family Hydrachnidae, the sole genus of the family. There are more than 80 described species in ''Hydrachna''. Species These 87 species belong to the genus ''Hydrachna'': * ''Hydrachna analis'' Viets & K. ...

, first defined by William Elford Leach.

Description

The family was defined within

. These mites may be brilliant red or orange in colour, unusual among freshwater invertebrates

Taxonomy

The family includes the following genera: * ''

Hydrachna ''Hydrachna'' is a genus of mites in the family Hydrachnidae, the sole genus of the family. There are more than 80 described species in ''Hydrachna''. Species These 87 species belong to the genus ''Hydrachna'': * ''Hydrachna analis'' Viets & K. ...

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* * {{Taxonbar, from= Q11844218 Trombidiformes