Aceria geranii (Canestrini, 1891)
(a gall mite)

Interactions where Aceria geranii 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 leaves (terminal) Restricted Geranium true geraniums Geraniales: Geraniaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria geranii/Aceria geraniia gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium/Geraniumtrue geraniumsleaves (terminal)Sole
causes gall of leaves (terminal) Geranium sanguineum Bloody Crane’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria geranii/Aceria geraniia gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billleaves (terminal)

Author & YearTitleSource
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Aceria geranii (a gall mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAceria geranii (a gall mite)
GenusAceria (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)
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Aceria geranii (a gall mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aceria geranii (a gall mite):

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