''Raillietia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
mite
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 ...
s placed in its own family, Railletiidae, in the order
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They can ...
. Its name honours French parasitologist
Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet
Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet (also known as Alcide Railliet, born 11 March 1852 at La Neuville-lès-Wasigny in the Ardennes – died 25 December 1930) was a French veterinarian and helminthologist.
Professor at the Veterinary School of Alfort, ...
. It contains seven recognized species:
* ''
Raillietia acevedoi''
Quintero-Martinez, Bassols-Batalla & DaMassa, 1992
* ''
Raillietia auris''
( Leidy, 1872)
* ''
Raillietia australis''
Domrow, 1961
* ''
Raillietia caprae''
Quintero, Bassols & Acevedo, 1980
* ''
Raillietia flechtmanni''
Faccini, Leite & da-Costa, 1992
* ''
Raillietia manfredi''
Domrow, 1980
* ''
Raillietia whartoni''
Potter & Johnston, 1978
References
Mesostigmata
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