Eriophyidae
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4997.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C7E841E6-7ECB-4A59-89D3-7B001AB67EA7 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C38783-FF9D-C46E-FF06-FA4113E97574 |
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Plazi |
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Eriophyidae |
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Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Anthocoptini
146 * Metaculus tanythrix Flechtmann & De Queiroz, 2010: 26 .
Type host. Dicksonia sellowiana Hook. (Dicksoniaceae) .
Type locality. Jardim Botânico, Curitiba (25º26’S, 49º14’W), Paraná, Brazil GoogleMaps .
Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on fronds; no apparent symptoms ( Flechtmann & De Queiroz 2010).
Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.
Type host plant status. Native tree fern, not endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica in the Southeast and South Regions. Considered a species in threat of extinction due to its intense commercial exploration for the extraction of the arborescent caudex used for the manufacture of “xaxim” ( Della & Vasques 2020).
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