Phyllocoptes goniothorax is a species of mite belonging to the genus Phyllocoptes, which causes galls on the leaves of hawthorns (Crataegus species). It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1889.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocoptes |
| Species: | P. goniothorax
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| Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa, 1889)
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Description
editThere are two types of galls on the leaves of hawthorns. The mites overwinter in a bud or in bark crevices, emerging to attack the new leaves as soon as the buds open, forming tight rolls on the edge of the leaves. The leaf can have many of these yellowish or red galls, which are hairy inside.[1][2] The mite can also form an erineum on the underside of a leaf with reddish, violet or white hairs with swollen tips.[2]
The galls have been found on many different species of hawthorn, including, C. coccinoides, C. laevigata, C. macrocarpa, C. monogyna, C. nigra, C. rhipidophylla and C. sanguinea.[3]
Distribution
editThe mite is found in western Europe.[4]
References
edit- ^ Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. A photographic guide. Old Basing, Hampshire: WildGuides Ltd. p. 44. ISBN 978-1903657-43-0.
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa, 1889) on Crataegus". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa, 1889)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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