Crotoniidae are a family of mites of the Holosomata group that may be the first animal lineage to have abandoned sexual reproduction and then re-evolved it. This is a spectacular case of atavism, and later convergent evolution.[1]

Crotoniidae
Temporal range: Neogene–present
Camisia nova
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Crotoniidae

Thorell, 1876
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Diversity
2 genera, c. 40 species
Synonyms

Crotonidae
Holonothridae

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  1. ^ Norton, R. (2007), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 24, cited in Science News, vol. 171, p. 302

References

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  • Subías, Luis S. (2007): Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (Excepto fósiles). PDF
  • Katja Domes; Roy A. Norton; Mark Maraun; Stefan Scheu (2007). "Reevolution of sexuality breaks Dollo's law". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104 (17): 7139–7144. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.7139D. doi:10.1073/pnas.0700034104. PMC 1855408. PMID 17438282.