Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer, 1999 is a animal in the Eriophyidae family, order Trombidiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer, 1999

Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer, 1999

Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a parasitic gall-forming mite that could help control the noxious weed false cleavers.

Family
Genus
Cecidophyes
Order
Trombidiformes
Class
Arachnida

About Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer, 1999

Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a species of mite belonging to the genus Cecidophyes. It is a plant parasite that forms galls, and it is found growing on cleaver (Galium aparine). It has been identified as a potential biological control agent for Galium spurium, commonly called false cleavers, a noxious weed that occurs in many regions.

Photo: (c) John Lyden, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Lyden · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Trombidiformes Eriophyidae Cecidophyes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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