Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order
Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
[
The mites of this family are ]obligate parasite
An obligate parasite or holoparasite is a parasitic organism that cannot complete its life-cycle without exploiting a suitable host. If an obligate parasite cannot obtain a host it will fail to reproduce. This is opposed to a facultative parasite, ...
s of avian respiratory systems, living in nasal passageways. They are endoparasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
s, typically living their entire life in within the respiratory systems of birds.[
Rhinonyssid mites are widespread, and have been observed on every continent including Antarctica (''Rhinonyssus sphenisci'', first observed in 1963).][
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Genera
These 16 genera belong to the family Rhinonyssidae:
* '' Charadrinyssus'' Butenko, 1984
* '' Larinyssus'' Strandtmann, 1948
* '' Locustellonyssus'' Bregetova, 1965
* ''Passeronyssus
''Passeronyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obliga ...
'' Fain, 1960
* ''Pipronyssus
''Pipronyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obligate ...
'' Fain & Aitken, 1967
* ''Ptilonyssus
''Ptilonyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae. There are at least 230 described species in ''Ptilonyssus''.
Species
These 230 species belong to ''Ptilonyssus'', a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a ...
'' Berlese & Trouessart, 1889[
* '']Rallinyssus
''Rallinyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Rallinyssus''.
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus ''Rallinyssus'':
* ''Rallinyssus amaurornis'' Wilson, 1965
* '' Rallinyssus c ...
'' Strandtmann, 1948
* ''Rhinoecius
''Rhinoecius'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obligate ...
'' Cooreman, 1946
* ''Rhinonyssus
''Rhinonyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obligate ...
'' Trouessart, 1894
* ''Ruandanyssus
''Ruandanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obligat ...
'' Fain, 1957
* ''Sternostoma
''Sternostoma'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae. There are more than 70 described species in ''Sternostoma''.
Species
These 79 species belong to the genus ''Sternostoma'':
* '' Sternostoma alexfaini'' Feider & Mironescu, 1969
* ...
'' Berlese & Trouessart, 1889[
* '']Tinaminyssus
''Tinaminyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obligat ...
'' Strandtmann & Wharton, 1958
* ''Trochilonyssus
''Trochilonyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are oblig ...
'' Fain & Aitken, 1967
* ''Tyranninyssus
''Tyranninyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obliga ...
'' Brooks & Strandtmann, 1960
* '' Vitznyssus'' Castro, 1948
* ''Zumptnyssus
''Zumptnyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae
Rhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are about 16 genera and at least 460 described species in Rhinonyssidae.
The mites of this family are obligate ...
'' Fain, 1959
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