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Tomato russet mite

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Scientific Name
Aculops lycopersici
Pest Alias
Tomato mite
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerates
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Acariformes
Order:
Sarcoptiformes
Suborder:
Endeostigmata
Superfamily:
Eriophyoidea
Family:
Eriophyidae
Subfamily:
Phyllocoptinae
Tribe:
Anthocoptini
Genus:
Aculops
Species:
Aculops lycopersici

Aculops lycopersici, also known as the tomato russet mite, is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophyidae.

Aculops lycopersici is an important pest of tomato plants.[1] It was first described by A. M. Massee[2][3] in 1937 in Australia, but is now common around the world.

Its genome has been sequenced[4] and is only 32.5 Mb.[5]

References

  1. ^ Malais; Ravensberg (1991). Kennen en herkennen. Doetinchem: Reed Business Information. p. 44. ISBN 9054391197.
  2. ^ Massee, A. M. (October 1937). "An Eriophyid Mite injurious to Tomato". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 28 (3): 403. doi:10.1017/s0007485300038864.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Search all names".
  4. ^ "The DNA of life at its limits". Phys.org. November 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Greenhalgh, Robert; Dermauw, Wannes; Glas, Joris J.; Rombauts, Stephane; Wybouw, Nicky; Thomas, Jainy; Alba, Juan M.; Pritham, Ellen J.; Legarrea, Saioa; Feyereisen, René; Van De Peer, Yves; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Clark, Richard M.; Kant, Merijn R. (2020). "Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore that manipulates its host plant". eLife. 9. doi:10.7554/eLife.56689. PMC 7738191. PMID 33095158.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Aculops lycopersici", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici
Scientific Name
Aculops lycopersici
Pest Alias
Tomato mite
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerates
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Acariformes
Order:
Sarcoptiformes
Suborder:
Endeostigmata
Superfamily:
Eriophyoidea
Family:
Eriophyidae
Subfamily:
Phyllocoptinae
Tribe:
Anthocoptini
Genus:
Aculops
Species:
Aculops lycopersici

Aculops lycopersici, also known as the tomato russet mite, is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophyidae.

Aculops lycopersici is an important pest of tomato plants.[1] It was first described by A. M. Massee[2][3] in 1937 in Australia, but is now common around the world.

Its genome has been sequenced[4] and is only 32.5 Mb.[5]

References

  1. ^ Malais; Ravensberg (1991). Kennen en herkennen. Doetinchem: Reed Business Information. p. 44. ISBN 9054391197.
  2. ^ Massee, A. M. (October 1937). "An Eriophyid Mite injurious to Tomato". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 28 (3): 403. doi:10.1017/s0007485300038864.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Search all names".
  4. ^ "The DNA of life at its limits". Phys.org. November 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Greenhalgh, Robert; Dermauw, Wannes; Glas, Joris J.; Rombauts, Stephane; Wybouw, Nicky; Thomas, Jainy; Alba, Juan M.; Pritham, Ellen J.; Legarrea, Saioa; Feyereisen, René; Van De Peer, Yves; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Clark, Richard M.; Kant, Merijn R. (2020). "Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore that manipulates its host plant". eLife. 9. doi:10.7554/eLife.56689. PMC 7738191. PMID 33095158.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Aculops lycopersici", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.