Aceria

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Aceria
Colored SEM of Aceria anthocoptes (rust mite)
White bar is 30 µm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Prostigmata
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aceria
Keifer, 1944
Species

Many, see text

Aceria nervisequa feeding traces

Aceria is a genus of mite belonging to the gall mite family (Eriophyidae). These tiny animals are parasites of plants. Several species can cause galls, blisters and erineum[1]; a few are economically significant pests, while others are useful for biological control of invasive plants such as Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) or Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

This genus makes up a significant part (typically 25%–30%) of gall mite biodiversity across the world.[1]

Oregano (Origanum vulgare) afflicted by A. labiatiflorae

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Kun-wei Huang (2008). "Aceria (Acarina: Eriophyoidea) in Taiwan: five new species and plant abnormalities caused by sixteen species" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa 1829: 1–30. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01829p030f.pdf. 
  2. ^ Vidovic, B. (2011). "A new Aceria species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Echinops ritro L. subsp. ruthenicus (M.Bieb.) Nyman (Asteraceae) from Serbia and a supplement to the original description of Aceria brevicincta (Nalepa 1898)." Zootaxa 2796: 56-66.


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