Aculops lycopersici | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Aculops |
Species: | A. lycopersici
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Binomial name | |
Aculops lycopersici (A.M.Massee, 1937)
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Aculops lycopersici, also known as the tomato russet mite, is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophyidae.
Aculops lycopersici is an important pest of tomato plants. [1] It was first described by A. M. Massee [2] [3] in 1937 in Australia, but is now common around the world.
Its genome has been sequenced [4] and is only 32.5 Mb. [5]