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Cyclamen mite

Phytonemus pallidus (Banks, 1899)

Status not recordedarachnids

The cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus) is a species in the family Tarsonemidae, order Trombidiformes.

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Quick facts about the cyclamen mite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cyclamen mite live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cyclamen mite as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Japan

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the cyclamen mite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cyclamen mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderTrombidiformes
  5. familyTarsonemidae
  6. genusPhytonemus
  7. SpeciesPhytonemus pallidus (Banks, 1899)

Synonyms Steneotarsonemus pallidus, Tarsonemus destructor, Tarsonemus pallidus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • roztočík bramboříkovýCzech
  • 씨크라멘먼지응애Korean
  • AardbeimijtDutch
  • cyklamenkvalsterSwedish
  • Siklamen AkarıTurkish
  • CyclamenmijtDutch
  • jordgubbskvalsterSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cyclamen mite

Other species in the same family Tarsonemidae.

Broad mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

TarsonemidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the cyclamen mite an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cyclamen mite as introduced in 1 country: Japan, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the cyclamen mite?

The cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus) belongs to the family Tarsonemidae in the order Trombidiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cyclamen-mite

MLA

“Cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cyclamen-mite.

BibTeX
@misc{cyclamen_mite_2026,
  title = {Cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cyclamen-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}