Eriophyidae

TaxID: 70320

Basic Information

Eriophyidae

Eriophyid Mites, Gall Mites, gall mites

Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably less than 10% of the actual number existing in this poorly researched family. They are microscopic mites and are yellow to pinkish white to purplish in color. The mites are worm like, and have only two pairs of legs. Their primary method of population spread is by wind. They affect a wide range of plants, and several are major pest species causing substantial economic damage to crops. Some species, however, are used as biological agents to control weeds and invasive plant species.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Arachnida

Trombidiformes

Eriophyidae

unclassified

nan

nan

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (3034 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
YBIVV1179-23 BOLD:AFB7262 COI-5P 652 Canada 2023-06-23 69.161, -140.15
YBIVV1169-23 BOLD:AFB7262 COI-5P 658 Canada 2023-06-23 69.161, -140.15
TZBCA217-06 BOLD:AAJ5652 COI-5P 607 Canada 2006-08-22 49.2501, -84.4998
SWITZ029-25 BOLD:ACW0896 COI-5P 658 Switzerland 2025-06-14 46.781837, 6.7193985
SSJAF7371-13 BOLD:ACL0754 COI-5P 633 Canada 2012-07-16 53.195, -117.914
SSJAF7350-13 BOLD:ACL0754 COI-5P 609 Canada 2012-07-16 53.195, -117.914
SDRVU077-14 BOLD:ACO0955 COI-5P 608 United States 2013-11-22 33.12, -116.785
SDRVQ1119-14 BOLD:ACO0955 COI-5P 601 United States 2013-11-15 33.097, -116.996
SDRBB489-15 BOLD:ACY3269 COI-5P 536 United States 2014-08-29 33.115, -116.601
SDRAM225-14 BOLD:ACP7380 COI-5P 546 United States 2014-05-16 33.115, -116.601
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