Myobia musculi (Schrank, 1781)
(a mite)

Interactions where Myobia musculi 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 mangey body Rattus rats, rat spp. Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Myobiidae/Myobia musculi/Myobia musculia mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/Rattusrats, rat spp.mangeybody
ectoparasitises mangey body [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Myobiidae/Myobia musculi/Myobia musculia mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicemangeybody

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyobia musculi (a mite)
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 Myobia musculi (a mite)

Myobia musculi (a mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Myobia musculi (a mite):

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