Vasates quadripedes Shimer, 1869
(Maple Bladder Gall Mite)

Interactions where Vasates quadripedes is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
causes gall of leaf UK/Ireland Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi, Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Vasates quadripedes/Vasates quadripedesmaple bladder gall mite Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer saccharinum/Acer saccharinumsilver mapleleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungiAIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council

Vasates quadripedes (Maple Bladder Gall Mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVasates quadripedes (Maple Bladder Gall Mite)
GenusVasates (a genus of gall mites)
FamilyERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
SuperfamilyERIOPHYOIDEA (gall mites)
SupercohortEupodides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vasates quadripedes (Maple Bladder Gall Mite)

Vasates quadripedes (Maple Bladder Gall Mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Vasates quadripedes (Maple Bladder Gall Mite):

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