Oripodoidea Explained

Oripodoidea is a superfamily of oribatids in the order Oribatida. There are about 19 families and at least 1,300 described species in Oripodoidea.

Families

These 19 families belong to the superfamily Oripodoidea:

• Caloppiidae Balogh, 1960
• Drymobatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
• Haplozetidae Grandjean, 1936
• Hemileiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
• Liebstadiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
• Maudheimiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
• Mochlozetidae Grandjean, 1960
• Nasobatidae Balogh, 1972
• Neotrichozetidae Balogh, 1965
• Nesozetidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
• Oribatulidae Thor, 1929
• Oripodidae Jacot, 1925
• Parapirnodidae Aoki & Ohkubo, 1974
• Pirnodidae Grandjean, 1956
• Protoribatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
• Pseudoppiidae Mahunka, 1975
• Scheloribatidae Jacot, 1935
• Symbioribatidae Aoki, 1966
• Tubulozetidae P. Balogh, 1989

Further reading

• Catalogue of the Oribatida (Acari) of continental United States and Canada. 1987. Marshall . V. G.. Reeves . R. M.. Norton . R. A.. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 119. i–418. 10.4039/entm119139fv.
• Origin and higher-level diversification of acariform mites--evidence from nuclear ribosomal genes, extensive taxon sampling, and secondary structure alignment. 2015. Pepato . A. R.. Klimov . P. B.. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15. . 178. 10.1186/s12862-015-0458-2. 4557820. 26330076. free.
• Book: A Manual of Acarology. 2009. Krantz . G. W.. Walter . D. E.. Texas Tech University Press. 9780896726208.
• Book: Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. 2000. Halliday . R. B.. O'connor . O'B. M.. Baker . A. S.. Raven . P. H.. National Academy Press. Global diversity of mites. 192–203. 978-0-309-06555-9. 10.17226/6142.