Biology:Bryobia graminum

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Short description: Species of mite

Bryobia graminum
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(as B. cristata)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Tetranychidae
Genus: Bryobia
Species:
B. graminum
Binomial name
Bryobia graminum
(Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acarus graminum Schrank, 1781
  • Schrank, 1776 (Dugès, 1834)
  • Wainstein, 1956 Rhyncholophus haustor
  • Bryobia gloriosa Hardy, 1850
  • Bryobia amygdali Koch, 1836
  • Dugès, 1834 Bryobia haustor
  • Acarus rufus Reck, 1947
  • (Hardy, 1850) Bryobia praetiosa
  • Bryobia cristata Womersley, 1940
  • Tetranychus cristatus Bryobia zachvatkini

Bryobia graminum, also known as the clover mite, is a species of mite with a cosmopolitan distribution.[2][3]

It was first described in 1781 by Franz von Paula Schrank as Acarus graminum.[2][4]

Its hosts are mainly herbaceous plants (grasses & daisies).[3]

Synonymy

Further synonymy is given in the Australian government funded[5] Lucid key to mites.[3]

  • Bryobia cristata (Duges) Oudemans, 1905, synonymy Livshits & Mitrofanov, 1971[6]
  • Bryobia haustor (Hardy) Oudemans, 1937, synonymy Oudemans, 1937[7]

References

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q10436636 entry