Parasitiformes
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The Parasitiformes are a suborder of Acari. Many species are parasitic (most famous of which are ticks), but not all; for example, many are predatory and live in the soil-litter. Others, like the phytoseiids are used for biological control.
The phylogenetic position of mites is rather disputed. Mites are sometimes considered a subclass of arachnids, in which case the Parasitiformes are a superorder or an order.
There are over 11,000 described species of Parasitiformes.
