Tetranychus urticae
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Tetranychus urticae (common names include red spider mite and two-spotted spider mite) is a species of plant-feeding mite generally considered to be a pest. It is the most widely known member of the family Tetranychidae or spider mites. Its genome was fully sequenced in 2011, and was the first genome sequence from any chelicerate.
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Tetranychus urticae | |
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A red individual | |
A yellow individual with two black spots | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Tetranychidae |
Genus: | Tetranychus |
Species: | T. urticae |
Binomial name | |
Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch, 1836 | |
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