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Dichotomous Key/Parasitiformes
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Parasitiformes Animalia Arthropoda Chelicerata Arachnida Acari Parasitiformes
1
Latigynial plates and palpal tarsus
Both reduced - 2
Neither reduced - 3
2: Ixodida
Attachment to host
Remain attached for long periods - ../Ixodidae/
Do not remain attached long - ../Argasidae/
Could also be the poorly-known Nuttalliellidae
3
Diet
Scavenger - Holothyrida
Other - Mesostigmata
4: Holothyrida
5: Mesostigmata