| Aculops tetanothrix | |
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| Aculops tetanothrix on a Salix specimen. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aculops |
| Species: | A. tetanothrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Aculops tetanothrix (Nalepa, 1889)
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Aculops tetanothrix, also known as the willow gall mite, is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophydae. The mite is yellow, with brown or sometimes orange.1
Aculops tetanothrix creates galls on Salix (willow) species. The galls initially are green, and later turn red.1
References
References
- Ronald Ochoa; Carlos Vargas; Hugo Aguilar (1994). Phytophagous mites of America Central: an illustrated guide. CATIE. p. 7. ISBN 978-9977-57-161-4.