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Mites Are a Made-Up Taxon: New Analysis Further Debunks Long-Held Classification

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This post Mites Are a Made-Up Taxon: New Analysis Further Debunks Long-Held Classification appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America. What scientists know as "mites" is almost certainly an artificial taxonomic group, according to recent phylogenetic analyses. For more than a century, the view of mites as a single lineage centered on them having a highly modified mouthpart region, but advanced mic…
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Entomology Today broke the news in on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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