Aceria elongata | |
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Aceria elongata galls on Acer saccharum leaf | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Aceria |
Species: | A. elongata
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Binomial name | |
Aceria elongata Hodgkiss, 1913
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Synonyms | |
Erineum roseum, Eriophyes regulus, Eriophyes elongatus |
Aceria elongata, the crimson erineum mite, is a species of eriophyid mite. This microscopic organism induces erineum galls on the upper leaf surfaces of sugar maple,[1] and is known from the east coast of United States and Canada.