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Genus Aceria

galls on mulefat - Aceria baccharices Galls caused by Buttonbush Gall Mites - Aceria cephalanthi Red growth on Juglans - Aceria caulis Aceria paracalifornica mite gall - Aceria paracalifornica Persimmon Leaf Blister Gall - Aceria theospyri Aceria campestricola Acer glabrum erineium - Aceria calaceris Elm Finger Gall Mite - Aceria parulmi
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)
Infraorder Eleutherengona
No Taxon (Raphignathina)
Superfamily Eriophyoidea
Family Eriophyidae (Gall mites)
Genus Aceria
Remarks
One species, Aceria malherbae, introduced in 1989 to control bindweed.