''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family
Eriophyidae
Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...
. It is a plant parasite, causing
gall
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
s or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
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Cecidophyes borealis''
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Cecidophyes caliquerci''
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Cecidophyes calvus''
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Cecidophyes campestris''
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Cecidophyes cerriquerci''
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Cecidophyes galii''
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Cecidophyes geranii''
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Cecidophyes gibsoni''
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Cecidophyes glaber''
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Cecidophyes gymnaspis''
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Cecidophyes lauri
''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
* '' Cecidophyes borealis''
* '' Cecidophyes caliquerci''
* '' Cecidophyes calvus''
* '' Cecidoph ...
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Cecidophyes malifoliae''
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Cecidophyes monspessulani''
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Cecidophyes nudus''
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Cecidophyes potentillae''
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Cecidophyes psilocranus''
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Cecidophyes psilonotus''
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Cecidophyes quercialbae''
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Cecidophyes querciphagus
''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
* '' Cecidophyes borealis''
* '' Cecidophyes caliquerci''
* '' Cecidophyes calvus''
* '' Cecidoph ...
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Cecidophyes reticulatus
''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
* '' Cecidophyes borealis''
* '' Cecidophyes caliquerci''
* '' Cecidophyes calvus''
* '' Cecidoph ...
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Cecidophyes rouhollahi
''Cecidophyes rouhollahi'' is a species of mite in the genus '' Cecidophyes''. It is a plant parasite, or gall, found on cleaver (''Galium aparine
''Galium aparine'', with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed and sticky willy a ...
'', found on ''
Galium aparine
''Galium aparine'', with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed and sticky willy among others, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae.
Names
''Galium aparine'' is known by a variety of common names in English. They ...
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[A new species of Cecidophyes (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Galium aparine (Rubiaceae) with notes on its biology and potential as a biological control agent for Galium spurium. Charnie Craemer, Rouhollah Sobhian, Alec S. McClay and James W. Amrine Jr., International Journal of Acarology, 1999, Volume 25, Issue 4, pages 255-263, ]
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Cecidophyes rumicis
''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
* '' Cecidophyes borealis''
* '' Cecidophyes caliquerci''
* '' Cecidophyes calvus''
* '' Cecidoph ...
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Cecidophyes tristernalis
''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
* '' Cecidophyes borealis''
* '' Cecidophyes caliquerci''
* '' Cecidophyes calvus''
* '' Cecidoph ...
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Cecidophyes violae
''Cecidophyes'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
Species
* '' Cecidophyes borealis''
* '' Cecidophyes caliquerci''
* '' Cecidophyes calvus''
* '' Cecidoph ...
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References
External links
''Cecidophyes'' at faunaeur.org
Eriophyidae
Trombidiformes genera
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