Rhopalomyia h-squarrosa-rosette-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Rhopalomyia
Hosts: Hazardia squarrosa
Detachable: bothi
Color: white, green
Texture: hairy, leafy
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Shape: rosette
Season: Winter
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Location: bud, stem
Form:
Cells: polythalamous
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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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Identification to genus Rhopalomyia provided by Raymond J. Gagné in a personal communication to Greg Froelich on June 2, 2024, as documented here. Dr. Gagné based the ID on examination of the empty gall.
A tight, white-hairy, leafy rosette on Hazardia squarrosa. Observed in California in January.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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