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Phytoptus atherodes

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Species of mite

Phytoptus atherodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Phytoptus
Species: P. atherodes
Binomial name
Phytoptus atherodes
Chetverikov, 2011

Phytoptus atherodes is a species of mite in the family Eriophyidae, discovered by Philipp E. Chetverikov in 2011.

Description

In P. atherodes, males are smaller than females, and the body is long, wide, whitish in color and resembles a worm, having a prodorsal shield with a figure on it looking like the Greek letter "Ψ".

References

  1. "Phytoptus atherodes". BioLib. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. Chetverikov, Philipp E. (29 September 2011). "Phytoptus atherodes sp. n. (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) and a supplementary description of Phytoptus hirtae Roivainen 1950 from sedges (Cyperaceae)". Zootaxa. 3045. Zootaxa 3045(3045): 26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3045.1.2. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Phytoptus atherodes
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