Acalitus essigi (Hassan, 1928)
(Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)

Interactions where Acalitus essigi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
causes gall of live, hard, non-ripening fruitlet UK/Ireland Rubus fruticosus agg. brambles, blackberries Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Red berry ‘disease’ of Blackberry, Ostojá-Starzewski, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Acalitus essigi/Acalitus essigiblackberry mite, red berry mite Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./Rubus fruticosus agg.brambles, blackberrieslive, hard, non-ripeningfruitlet
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Rubus fruticosus agg. brambles, blackberries Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Red berry ‘disease’ of Blackberry, Ostojá-Starzewski, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Acalitus essigi/Acalitus essigiblackberry mite, red berry mitehypophyllous Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./Rubus fruticosus agg.brambles, blackberriesliveleaf (Spring-)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ostojá-Starzewski, J., 2009Red berry ‘disease’ of BlackberryPlant Clinic News December: 2.

Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)
GenusAcalitus (a genus of 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ostojá-Starzewski, J. 2009 Red berry ‘disease’ of Blackberry Plant Clinic News December: 2.

Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite):

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