Riccardoella limacum (Schrank, 1776)
(Roman Snail Mite, Slug Mite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRiccardoella limacum (Roman Snail Mite, Slug Mite)
GenusRiccardoella (slug mites)
FamilyEREYNETIDAE (a family of mites)
SuperfamilyTYDEOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
SupercohortEupodides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
InfraclassAcari (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Stenhouse, D. 2007 Personal Communication
Turk, F.A., Phillips, S.-M. 1946 *** A Monograph of the Slug Mite-Riccardoella limacum (Schrank.). ***(Superseded) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Series A. Vol 115: 448-472.

Riccardoella limacum (Roman Snail Mite, Slug Mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Riccardoella limacum (Roman Snail Mite, Slug Mite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Riccardoella limacum (Roman Snail Mite, Slug Mite)
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