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Seed mite

Tyrophagus longior Gervais, 1844

Status not recordedarachnids

The seed mite (Tyrophagus longior) is a species in the family Acaridae, order Sarcoptiformes.

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Quick facts about the seed 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 seed mite live?

Not recorded

Is the seed 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 seed mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderSarcoptiformes
  5. familyAcaridae
  6. genusTyrophagus
  7. SpeciesTyrophagus longior Gervais, 1844

Synonyms Coelognathus tenuiclavus, Tyroglyphus dimidiatus, Tyroglyphus dimidiatus dimidiatus, Tyroglyphus dimidiatus longior, Tyroglyphus longior, Tyrophagus dimidiatis longior, Tyrophagus dimidiatus humerosus, Tyrophagus dimidiatus infestans, Tyrophagus tenuiclavus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Cucumber miteEnglish
  • Grainstack miteEnglish
  • sýrohub protáhlýCzech
  • SkimmelmideDanish
  • SilomilbeGerman
  • mögelkvalsterSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seed mite

Other species in the same genus Tyrophagus.

Mold mite

Tyrophagus putrescentiae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the seed mite?

The seed mite (Tyrophagus longior) belongs to the family Acaridae in the order Sarcoptiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Seed mite (Tyrophagus longior). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seed-mite

MLA

“Seed mite (Tyrophagus longior).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seed-mite.

BibTeX
@misc{seed_mite_2026,
  title = {Seed mite (Tyrophagus longior)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seed-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}