Table 1 Genomes information used in this study.

From: Comparative analysis of mite genomes reveals positive selection for diet adaptation

Latin name

Common name

GenBank AssemblyAccession

Total size of contigs

Contig N50

Gene number

Diet

Taxonomy

Ixodes scapularis74

Black-legged tick

GCF_002892825.2

2,081,329,876

835,681

24,489

Blood sucking

Parasitiformes

Metaseiulus occidentalis75

Predatory mite

GCF_000255335.1

151,323,873

200,706

11,603

Predation

Parasitiformes

Dermanyssus gallinae76*

Roost mite

GCA_003439945.1

959,010,206

278,630

42,159

Blood sucking

Parasitiformes

Tropilaelaps mercedesae77

Honeybee mite

GCA_002081605.1

326,213,305

13,741

15,190

Fat feeding

Parasitiformes

Varroa destructor78

Honeybee mite

GCF_002443255.1

368,670,960

201,886

10,241

Fat feeding

Parasitiformes

Varroa jacobsoni78

Honeybee mite

GCF_002532875.1

365,177,116

96,030

10,724

Fat feeding

Parasitiformes

Steganacarus magnus79*

Oribatid mite

GCA_000988885.1

112,750,608

1727

9990

Transitional

Acariformes

Hypochthonius rufulus79*

Soil mite

GCA_000988845.1

171,814,378

3254

6285

Transitional

Acariformes

Sarcoptes scabiei80

Scabies mite

GCA_000828355.1

56,251,741

11,383

10,644

Transitional

Acariformes

Dermatophagoides farinae81*

House dust mite

GCA_002085665.1

91,934,661

188,869

15,394

Transitional

Acariformes

Psoroptes ovis82*

sheep scab mite

GCA_002943765.1

63,214,126

2,279,290

12,041

Transitional

Acariformes

Leptotrombidium deliense83

Chigger

GCA_003675905.2

117,276,895

1422

15,096

Blood sucking

Acariformes

Dinothrombium tinctorium83

Velvet mites

GCA_003675995.1

180,156,552

16,116

19,258

Predation

Acariformes

Brevipalpus yothersi84*

Flat mite

GCA_003956705.1

70,567,388

56,520

8,245

Herbivory

Acariformes

Tetranychus urticae33

Spider mite

GCF_000239435.1

89,613,205

212,780

18,414

Herbivory

Acariformes

Stegodyphus mimosarum85

Velvet spider

GCA_000611955.2

2,694,371,924

46,340

27,235

Predation

Araneae

  1. Star-tagged species indicate that their genomes have been reannotated