Phytoptus atherodes is a species of mite in the family Eriophyidae, discovered by Philipp E. Chetverikov in 2011.[1]
Phytoptus atherodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Phytoptus |
Species: | P. atherodes
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Binomial name | |
Phytoptus atherodes Chetverikov, 2011
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Description
editIn P. atherodes, males are smaller than females, and the body is long, wide, whitish in color and resembles a worm, having a prodorsal shield with a figure on it looking like the Greek letter "Ψ".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Phytoptus atherodes". BioLib. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Chetverikov, Philipp E. (29 September 2011). "Phytoptus atherodes sp. n. (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) and a supplementary description of Phytoptus hirtae Roivainen 1950 from sedges (Cyperaceae)". Zootaxa. 3045. Zootaxa 3045(3045): 26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3045.1.2. Retrieved 2 February 2024.