Aceria chondrillae

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Chondrilla gall mite
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Superorder: Acariformes
Order: Prostigmata
Suborder: Eupodina
Superfamily: Eriophyoidea
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aceria
Species: A. hystrix
Binomial name
Aceria chondrillae
Canestrini, 1891
Synonyms

Eriophyes chondrillae

Aceria chondrillae [1] (Chondrilla gall mite, Skeletonweed gall mite) is a biological control agent against Chondrilla juncea (Rush skeletonweed) [2], which is a well-known noxious weed.

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