Eriophyes leiosoma
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Eriophyidae | Genus: Eriophyes
Hosts: Tilia americana / Tilia cordata
Detachable: integral
Color: white, green
Texture: erineum
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Season: Spring
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Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
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Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Amrine Catalog
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Eriophyes leiosoma
Eriophyes liosoma
Phyllerium tiliaceum
Erineum tiliaceum
Phyllerium nervale
Erineum rubigo?
Eriophyes tiliae var nervalis
Eriophyes nervalis
Hosts: Tilia platyphyllos, cordata, tomentosa
Relationship: Erineum (Erineum nervale Kunze and Erineum tiliaceum Persoon)
Range: [Europe], Ohio
Notes: Soika and Kozak claim that leiosoma is the deutogyne and junior synonym of Eriophyes exilis (Nalepa, 1892); but Eriophyes exilis has not been associated with erineum; it produces vein angle protrusions [on leaf underside] covered with hair.
”- James Amrine: (2019) Amrine Catalog©
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