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Phytoptus

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Phytoptus
Phytoptus avellanae gall on hazel
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Phytoptus

Dujardin, 1851
Species
Synonyms [1]

Anchiphytoptus Keifer, 1952

Phytoptus is a genus of mites in the family Phytoptidae.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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As of February 2024, Phytoptus has three synonyms, Calycophthora Amerling, 1862, Phylloptus Amerling, 1858, and Phytocoptella Newkirk & Keifer, 1971, and there are the following 35 species in the genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Philipp E. Chetverikov, Radmila U. Petanović & Sogdiana I. Sukhareva (2009). "Systematic remarks on eriophyoid mites from the subfamily Phytoptinae Murray, 1877 (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae)" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 2070: 63–68.
  2. ^ a b "Phytoptus". BioLib. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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