| Author | Cvrković, T., Chetverikov, P., Vidović, B. & Petanović R. |
| Year | 2016 |
| Title | Cryptic speciation within Phytoptus avellanae s.l. (Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) revealed by molecular data and observations on molting Tegonotus-like nymphs |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Experimental and Applied Acarology Vol 68 (1): 83-96. |
| Illustrations | light microscopy photomicrographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Sequencing shows that Phytoptus avellanae represents a complex of two cryptic species: one that lives and reproduces in buds causing their enlargement (’big buds’) and drying, whereas the other is a vagrant living on leaves, under bud scales and in catkins. |
| Website url | link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-015-9981-5 |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | Phytoptus avellanae | Hazel Big-bud Gall - Causer Mite | Animalia: Trombidiformes: Phytoptidae |
| For identification | Current | Phytoptus avellanae ’vagrant form’ | a hazel mite | Animalia: Trombidiformes: Phytoptidae |
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