Cecidophyes rouhollahi | |
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Deformed leaves on Galium aparine caused by Cecidophyes rouhollahi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Cecidophyes |
Species: | C. rouhollahi
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Binomial name | |
Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer 1999
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Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a species of mite in the genus Cecidophyes. It is a plant parasite, or gall, found on cleaver (Galium aparine) and can be a potential biological control agent for false cleavers (Galium spurium), which is a noxious weed in many places.[1]