Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Superordo: Acariformes
Ordo: Trombidiformes
Subordo: Prostigmata
Cohort: Eupodina
Superfamilia: Tydeoidea

Familia: Tydeidae
Subfamilia: Tydeinae
Genus: Orthotydeus

Name edit

  The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it is a redundant synonym of Tydeus.

Orthotydeus André, 1980

  • Original status: genus
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Tydeus goetzi by original designation

Notes edit

  • The genus Orthotydeus was erected by André (1980: 127–128).
  • It was synonymized with Tydeus by André (2005: 996)

References edit

  • André H.M. 1980. A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida). IV. Generic descriptions, keys and conclusions. Bulletin et Annales de la Societe Royale Belge d'Entomologie 116 (4/6): 103–168.
  • André H.M. 2005. In search of the true Tydeus (Acari: Tydeidae). Journal of natural History 39 : 975–1001.