Acanthophthirius mystacinalis (Radford, 1935)
(a bat mite)

Interactions where Acanthophthirius mystacinalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Myotis mystacinus Whiskered Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Myobiidae/Acanthophthirius mystacinalis/Acanthophthirius mystacinalisa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Myotis mystacinus/Myotis mystacinuswhiskered bat

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.

Acanthophthirius mystacinalis (a bat mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcanthophthirius mystacinalis (a bat mite)
GenusAcanthophthirius (a genus of mites)
FamilyMYOBIIDAE (a family of mites)
SuperfamilyMYOBIOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
CohortRaphignathina (a cohort of mites)
SupercohortEleutherengonides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acanthophthirius mystacinalis (a bat mite)

Acanthophthirius mystacinalis (a bat mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acanthophthirius mystacinalis (a bat mite):

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