Microarthropods display an incredible array of morphological variation. While intriguing, this diversity of form makes it challenging to identify individual species within microarthropod communities. This website intends to provide a resource by which species can be distinguished from one another for use in ecological experiments on biodiversity. Enjoy the site.

	Lucid keys are available for sorting microarthropods according to morphospecies based on characteristics visible with a dissecting microscope. The user is able to respond to a list of characteristics, selecting only the attributes about which they are certain. The key then provides a ranked list of the most probable matching species. There is also a basic Lucid tutorial available.
	Every species catalogued in our lab has a page with photos, illustrations, and additional information. The list of species can be viewed by group or by lab code. This section also contains information on our lab codes.
	Information on who we are, what we do, how we do it, and why. This section also houses our photo album, acknowledgements, and bios of our mite sorters.
	Extra images or random stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. For now, there's a guide to the basic nomenclature of microarthropod morphology, a glossary, tips for sorting, mite catalogues, and spreadsheets of the measurements of our species.
	Links to personnel, organizations, and other mite-relevant websites.

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