Biology:Aceria fraxini
| Aceria fraxini | |
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| galls on a leaf, upperside | |
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| galls on a leaf, underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aceria |
| Species: | A. fraxini
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| Binomial name | |
| Aceria fraxini (Garman, 1883)
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Aceria fraxini, the ash bead gall mite, is a species of mites in the family Eriophyidae, the gall mites.[1]
Ecology
Range is North America, including southern Canada and most of the continental United States.[2]
Mites form numerous capsule galls, greenish-yellow in color, between leaf veins of Ash trees in the genus Fraxinus, including Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus nigra, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica.[3][4] The mites stay in the galls until late summer when host leaves mature.[5]:50
The life cycle is a form of alternation of generations. An over-wintering generation consists only of females called deutogynes. The other generation consists of both sexes: females called protogynes as well as males.[5]:6
References
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- ↑ "Aceria fraxini (Ash Bead Gall Mite)". California Academy of Sciences. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/542186-Aceria-fraxini.
- ↑ "Aceria fraxini (Garman, 1883)". https://www.gbif.org/species/4544532.
- ↑ Species Aceria fraxini. https://bugguide.net/node/view/392997.
- ↑ "Aceria fraxini". Gallformers. https://www.gallformers.org/gall/561.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 An Illustrated Guide to Plant Abnormalities Caused by Eriophyid Mites in North America (Agriculture Handbook Number 573). USDA Agricultural Research Service. 1982. https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/CAT87208955/PDF.
Wikidata ☰ Q50363813 entry
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