Aceria mackiei, previously Eriophyes mackiei, the live oak erineum mite, is an abundant eriophyoid mite that produces leaf-blister galls on coast live oak, interior live oak, huckleberry oak, and canyon live oak.[1] This mite's ability to induce galls in oaks of both the black oak group and the intermediate oak group is unique.[1] The distribution of this arthropod is western North America.[2]

Aceria mackiei
El Dorado County, 2023
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aceria
Species:
A. mackiei
Binomial name
Aceria mackiei
(Keifer, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Eriophyes mackiei Keifer, 1938

References

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  1. ^ a b Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 95. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502.
  2. ^ "Live Oak Erineum Mite (Aceria mackiei)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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