Acalitus ferrugineum | |
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Leaves of Fagus grandifolia exhibiting galls caused by the mite Acalitus ferrugineum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Acalitus |
Species: | A. ferrugineum
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Binomial name | |
Acalitus ferrugineum Farlow & Hagen, 1885
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Acalitus ferrugineum is a species of eriophyid mite. [1] This microscopic organism induces erineum galls on the leaves of American beech, and is known from the United States and Canada. [2]
Leaves affected by this species of mite will present with pale or light yellow erineum patches which progress into a reddish-brown later in the season. These galls are not known to have any consequences on the health of the tree beyond aesthetics. [3]
Acalitus ferrugineum | |
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Leaves of Fagus grandifolia exhibiting galls caused by the mite Acalitus ferrugineum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Acalitus |
Species: | A. ferrugineum
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Binomial name | |
Acalitus ferrugineum Farlow & Hagen, 1885
|
Acalitus ferrugineum is a species of eriophyid mite. [1] This microscopic organism induces erineum galls on the leaves of American beech, and is known from the United States and Canada. [2]
Leaves affected by this species of mite will present with pale or light yellow erineum patches which progress into a reddish-brown later in the season. These galls are not known to have any consequences on the health of the tree beyond aesthetics. [3]