Cecidophyes is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. It is a plant parasite, causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
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| Galls from Cecidophyes nudus larvae feeding on leaf of Geum urbanum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Cecidophyes Nalepa 1887 |
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Species
edit- Cecidophyes borealis
- Cecidophyes caliquerci
- Cecidophyes calvus
- Cecidophyes campestris
- Cecidophyes cerriquerci
- Cecidophyes galii
- Cecidophyes geranii
- Cecidophyes gibsoni
- Cecidophyes glaber
- Cecidophyes gymnaspis
- Cecidophyes lauri
- Cecidophyes malifoliae
- Cecidophyes monspessulani
- Cecidophyes nudus
- Cecidophyes potentillae
- Cecidophyes psilocranus
- Cecidophyes psilonotus
- Cecidophyes quercialbae
- Cecidophyes querciphagus
- Cecidophyes reticulatus
- Cecidophyes rouhollahi, found on Galium aparine[1]
- Cecidophyes rumicis
- Cecidophyes tristernalis
- Cecidophyes violae
References
edit- ^ 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, doi:10.1080/01647959908684162
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