Polystepha q-marilandica-short-leaf-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Polystepha
Hosts: Quercus marilandica
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: hairless
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Season: Fall
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Alignment: integral
Walls:
Location: upper leaf, lower leaf, between leaf veins
Form: leaf spot
Cells: monothalamous
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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.
Gallformers ID Notes
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A short, flat-topped, green, integral leaf gall on Quercus marilandica. Similar to Polystepha globosa but on the upper side of the leaf, shorter in stature, and with a wider flat whitish cap. Showing a flat scar below similar to those of Polystepha pilulae or pustuloides. Observed in Texas in October.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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