Aculus gemmarum

Aculus gemmarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Prostigmata
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aculus
Species: A. gemmarum
Binomial name
Aculus gemmarum
(Nalepa, 1892)
Synonyms

Eriophyes gemmarum
Aceria gemmarum

Aculus gemmarum is a species of mite which causes galls on the buds of willows (Salix species). It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1892.

Description

The buds are enlarged and hairy, and the mites are found between the small distorted leaves on Salix aegyptiac, S. aurita, S. babylonica, S. caprea, S. cinerea, S. elaeagnos, S. matsudana, S. repens (and possibly on Salix herbacea and Salix triandra).[1][2]

Distribution

Aculus gemmarum has been found in Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Aculus gemmarum". Plant Parasites Of Europe. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Aculus gemmarum (Nalepa, 1892)". PESI portal. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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