Taxodiomyia t-distichum-urchin-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Taxodiomyia
Hosts: Taxodium ascendens / Taxodium distichum
Detachable: detachable
Color: pink, white
Texture: hairless, spiky/thorny
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Season: Summer, Fall
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Alignment: erect
Walls:
Location: upper leaf, lower leaf, leaf edge
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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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The white 'urchin' gall is found on needles of Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress, often in clusters. The galls have two 'pads' at the bottom on either side of the needle. The pads are topped with many spikes, with the outer spikes tending to be longer than the central ones. The pads may be pale yellow-green or pink. The spikes may be white or pale pink. Spikes are longer than those seen on 'starburst' gall.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2025) Gallformers ID Notes©
Further Information:
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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value t-distichum-urchin-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
