Unknown j-monosperma-deformed-berry

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Unknown | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, black, purple
Texture: bumpy, wrinkly
Abundance:
Shape: globular
Season:
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thin
Location: fruit
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:

Gallformers ID Notes

Deformed berries of Juniperus monosperma, each being monothalamous. Within the cavity inside the gall, is one cream-colored larva, possibly a Cecidomyiid. Observed in New Mexico in December.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


Further Information:
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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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