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Aceria
Colored SEM of Aceria anthocoptes (rust mite)
White bar is 30 µm.
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Aceria

Keifer, 1944
Species

900+, see text

Aceria is a genus of mites belonging to the family Eriophyidae, the gall mites. These tiny animals are parasites of plants. Several species can cause blistering and galls, including erineum galls.[1] A few are economically significant pests, while others are useful as agents of biological pest control of invasive plants such as rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), and field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

There are over 900 species in this genus.[2]

Oregano (Origanum vulgare) afflicted by A. labiatiflorae
Aceria nervisequa damage

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References

  1. ^ Huang, K. (2008). "Aceria (Acarina: Eriophyoidea) in Taiwan: five new species and plant abnormalities caused by sixteen species" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 1829: 1–30.
  2. ^ Magud, B. D., et al. (2007). Morphological variation in different populations of Aceria anthocoptes (Acari: Eriophyoidea) associated with the Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense, in Serbia. Experimental and Applied Acarology 42(3), 173-83.
  3. ^ 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).[permanent dead link] Zootaxa 2796, 56-66.