Trisetacus pini (Nalepa, 1887)
(a gall mite)

Interactions where Trisetacus pini is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
feeds on Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite, Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus pini/Trisetacus pinia gall mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-fir
causes gall of bud Questionable Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus pini/Trisetacus pinia gall miteRecipient uncertain Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesbud
causes gall of stem Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus pini/Trisetacus pinia gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesstem
feeds on Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite, Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus pini/Trisetacus pinia gall mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pine

Trisetacus pini (a gall mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this miteBR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST. Vol 19: 201-205.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrisetacus pini (a gall mite)
GenusTrisetacus (a genus of gall mites)
FamilyPHYTOPTIDAE (a family of gall mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
InfraclassAcari (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trisetacus pini (a gall mite)

Trisetacus pini (a gall mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trisetacus pini (a gall mite):

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