Acarapis woodi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acari Order: Acariformes Suborder: Prostigmata Family: Tarsonemidae Genus: Acarapis Species: A. woodi
Binomial name
Acarapis woodi (Rennie, 1921)

Acarapis woodi is a mite that is an internal parasite of honey bees. It lives and reproduces in the tracheal tubes of the bees. The mites pierce the tracheal tube walls with their mouthparts and feed on the haemolymph of the bees. The mites are very small, generally under 175 micrometres[1], and can only be seen and identified under a microscope. Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Orders Acarina Amblypygi Araneae Opiliones Palpigradi Pseudoscorpionida Ricinulei Schizomida Scorpiones Solifugae Uropygi The arachnids, Arachnida, are a class of invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. ... Families Tetranychidae - Spider mites Eriophyidae - Gall mites Sarcoptidae - Sarcoptic Mange mites The mites and ticks, order Acarina or Acari, belong to the Arachnida and are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups, although some way behind the insects. ... Suborders Acariformes Parasitiformes Opilioacariformes Acarina or acari is an order of arachnids that consists of mites and ticks. ... Only a limited number tarsonemid genera, Steneotarsonemeus, Polyphagotarsonemus, Phytonemus, Floridotarsonemus and Tarsonemus, are known to feed on higher plants while most species in this family feed on the thin walled mycelia of fungi or possibly algal bodies (Jeppson, 1975). ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Families Tetranychidae - Spider mites Eriophyidae - Gall mites Sarcoptidae - Sarcoptic Mange mites The mites and ticks, order Acarina or Acari, belong to the Arachnida and are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups, although some way behind the insects. ... A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it. ... The honeybee is a colonial insect that is often maintained, fed, and transported by farmers. ... An endotracheal tube (ETT) is used in anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine for airway management and mechanical ventilation. ... The mouthparts of arthropods have evolved into a number of forms, each adapted to a different style of feeding. ... An open circulatory system is an arrangement of internal transport in which blood bathes the organs directly and there is no distinction between blood and interstitial fluid. ... A micrometre (American spelling: micrometer, symbol µm) is an SI unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre, or about a tenth of the size of a droplet of mist or fog. ...

Other mites that are similar in appearance are Acarapis externus, and Acarapis dorsalis.

References

• Tracheal mites Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture