Phytoptus avellanae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Phytoptus |
Species: | P. avellanae
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Binomial name | |
Phytoptus avellanae Nalepa, 1889
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Phytoptus avellanae is an acarine gall-mite species inducing big bud galls of up to 10 millimetres (0.39 in) across, sometimes slightly open, on the buds of hazel (Corylus avellana) and on filbert (Corylus maxima).[1] Synonyms include Phytocoptella avellanae, Eriophyes avellanae, Calycophthora avellanae, Phytoptus coryli, Phytoptus pseudogallarum, and Acarus pseudogallarum.[2] The mites are white, about 0.3 mm long, with numerous tergites and sternites.[3] Two forms of P. avellanae exist, a gall causer and a vagrant form that has a more complex life-cycle and does not form galls.[4]
Common names include - DE: Haselnussgallmilbe, Haselnuss-Knospengallmilbe, ES: Badoc del avellano, FR: Phytopte du noisetier, IT: Eriofide del nocciolo, GB: Filbert bud mite, Hazelnut gall mite, TR: Fındık kozalak akarı.[3]