Biology:Aculus truncatus
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Short description: Species of mite
| Aculus truncatus | |
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| Gall on purple willow | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aculus |
| Species: | A. truncatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aculus truncatus (Nalepa, 1892)
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Aceria truncata | |
Aculus truncatus is a species of mite which causes galls on the leaves of purple willow (Salix purpurea). It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1892.
Description
The gall is a short, 1–2 millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) narrow twisted, downward roll on the leaves of purple willow (S. purpurea). It is lined with red hairs and contains mites.[1][2][3]
Similar looking galls have also been found on common osier (S. viminalis) and on sallows, which could also be A. truncatus. The mites should be identified by an expert.[1]
A. truncatus has also been known to use Salix alba as a host.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ↑ Ellis, Willem N.. "Aculus truncatus (Nalepa, 1892)". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/acari/trombidiformes/eriophyoidea/eriophyidae/phyllocoptinae/anthocoptini/aculus/aculus-truncatus/. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ Alford, David V. (2012). "Mites". Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers (Second ed.). Elsevier. pp. 405–433. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-398515-6.50003-3. ISBN 978-0-12-398515-6.
- ↑ Ripka, Géza (2008). "Additional Data to the Eriophyoid Mite Fauna of Hungary (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea)". Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 43 (1): 143–161. doi:10.1556/APhyt.43.2008.1.15. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250008614.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q48971605 entry
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