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Aceria iteina

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Aceria iteina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aceria
Species:
A. iteina
Binomial name
Aceria iteina
Synonyms

Aceria iteinus
Eriophyes iteina (Nalepa, 1925)

Aceria iteina is a species of mite which causes galls on the leaves of sallows (Salix species) and their hybrids. It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1925.

Description of the gall

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The gall is a green or reddish, toadstool shaped pouch, 2–4 mm high with a narrow neck, protruding on the upper-side of a leaf. On the underside the gall also protrudes and there are mites and hairs inside a narrow slit.[1][2] The gall has been found on eared willow (Salix aurita), goat willow (Salix caprea), grey willow (Salix cinerea) and their hybrids.[2]

Similar species

Identification of mite galls on Salix species is tentative and need to be verified by an expert. It is possible that A. iteina is one of a number of closely related species with A. salicis on S. caprea

Distribution

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The gall has been found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia and Sweden.[2][3][4]

References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b c Ellis, W N. "Aceria iteina (Nalepa, 1925)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Aceria iteinus (Nalepa, 1925)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Aceria iteina (Nalepa, 1925)". PESI portal. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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