Riccardoella (Riccardoella)

Riccardoella limacum infesting a snail

Taxonavigation

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: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Riccardoellinae
Tribus: Riccardoellini
Genus: Riccardoella
Subgenus: Riccardoella (Riccardoella)
Species (1): R. limacum

Name

Riccardoella Berlese, 1923, autonym

• Original status: genus
• Gender: feminine
• Type species: Acarus limacum Schrank, 1776

Notes

• Fain & Van Goethem (1986) divided the genus Riccardoella into two subgenera, the nominal subgenus with a single species (Riccardoella limacum) and Proriccardoella with 3 species.

References

• Fain, A. & Van Goethem, J.L. 1986, Les acariens du genre Riccardoella Berlese, 1923 parasites du poumon de mollusques gastéropodes pulmonés terrestres. Acarologia 27: 125–140.
• Schrank, F. von P. 1776. Beyträge zur Naturgeschichte. Augsburg, Veith. 140 p., pls 1-7.