Procecidochares b-californica-abrupt-stem-swelling
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Tephritidae | Genus: Procecidochares
Hosts: Brickellia californica
Detachable: integral
Color: gray
Texture: pubescent
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Shape: globular
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Alignment: integral
Walls: thick
Location: stem
Form: abrupt swelling
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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Abrupt stem swellings on Brickellia californica. The galls are usually large, and often have stems or leaves protruding from them. The gall walls are thick and hard, with a single small cell located centrally. Adults were reared in April in New Mexico and determined to be an undescribed Procecidochares species.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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