American House Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides farinae Hughes 1961

Dermatophagoides farinae (American House Dust Mite) is a species of mites in the family dust mites.

EOL has data for 7 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis (Nesbitt 1951)
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Japan
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1861060
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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dust
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002008
- Definition: Minute solid particles with diameters less than 500 micrometers. Occurs in and may be deposited from, the atmosphere.
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Dermestes (Dermestes) maculatus De Geer 1774
skeleton structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of American house dust mite. View this species on GBIF