Uropoda

Uropoda
Uropoda thorpei (dorsal)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Uropodidae
Genus: Uropoda
Latreille, 1805

Uropoda is a genus of tortoise mites in the family Uropodidae. There are more than 70 described species in Uropoda. The name come from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning 'tail', and πούς (poús), meaning 'foot'.

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