Aculops fuchsiae Keifer
(Fuchsia Gall Mite, FGM)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAculops fuchsiae (Fuchsia Gall Mite, FGM)
GenusAculops (a genus of gall mites)
FamilyERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
SuperfamilyERIOPHYOIDEA (gall mites)
SupercohortEupodides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2009 Fuchsia gall mite Plant Clinic News Sept 09: 2.
Anon. 2007 Fuchsia gall mite Plant Clinic News Oct 07: 1.

Aculops fuchsiae (Fuchsia Gall Mite, FGM) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aculops fuchsiae (Fuchsia Gall Mite, FGM)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aculops fuchsiae (Fuchsia Gall Mite, FGM)

Notifiable pest.

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