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Aceria baccharices
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Family:	Eriophyidae
Genus:	Aceria
Species:	A. baccharices
Binomial name
Aceria baccharices Kiefer, 1945

Aceria baccharices, also known as the mulefat leaf-blister mite and formerly known as Eriophyes baccharices, is a species of arachnid native to North America that induces galls on two California willows, Baccharis salicifolia and Baccharis glutinosa. This mite was first described to science by Hartford H. Keifer in 1945. According to Keifer, "the typical host is the long-leaf type Baccharis which is common to dry washes in northern California. The other host is similar but confined to the south." These galls, which look like warty protrusions from the surface of the leaf, are nurseries for the next generation of mites. The adults eventually leave the leaf via anterior exit holes that may be visible.

Aceria baccharices should not confused with Aceria baccharipha, the Baccharis leaf blister mite.

References

1. "Aceria baccharices (Mule Fat Blister Mite)". iNaturalist.
2. ^ Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 244. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502. OCLC 1239984577. S2CID 238148746.
3. ^ Keifer, H.H. (1952). "Eriophyid Mites of California" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 2 (1). University of California Press: 24 – via essig.berkeley.edu.
4. An Illustrated Guide to Plant Abnormalities Caused by Eriophyid Mites in North America. Agriculture Handbook No. 573. Washington, D.C.: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1982. p. 40. Retrieved 2024-03-20 – via HathiTrust.

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