Biology:Acalitus ferrugineum
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Short description: Species of mite
Acalitus ferrugineum | |
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Leaves of Fagus grandifolia exhibiting galls caused by the mite Acalitus ferrugineum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Acalitus |
Species: | A. ferrugineum
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Binomial name | |
Acalitus ferrugineum Farlow & Hagen, 1885
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Acalitus ferrugineum is a species of eriophyid mite.[1] This microscopic organism induces erineum galls on the leaves of American beech, and is known from the United States and Canada .[2]
Description of the gall
Leaves affected by this species of mite will present with pale or light yellow erineum patches which progress into a reddish-brown later in the season. These galls are not known to have any consequences on the health of the tree beyond aesthetics.[3]
References
- ↑ "Acalitus ferrugineum" (in en). https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/496170-Acalitus-ferrugineum.
- ↑ Xue, Xiao-Feng; Wang, Zhen; Song, Zi-Wei; Hong, Xiao-Yue (2009-10-08). "Eriophyoid mites on Fagaceae with descriptions of seven new genera and eleven new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea)". Zootaxa 2253 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2253.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2253.1.1.
- ↑ "Insect and Disease Observations — June 2020". Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation. June 2020. https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/documents/2020%20Forest%20Health%20June%20Observations.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q49631814 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acalitus ferrugineum.
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