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Unknown stem gall

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

These spiky galls growing from the plant stem have caused thickening and show the dead tips of the individual parasites.

Notes:

Some dissections added reveal fleshy tissue but no clear indication of a culprit.
Tanyscelis maskelli
http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult.php?img=3088339_ZooKeys-058-001…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (14)
Mark Ridgway
So Tanyscelis ssp. (mature female gall) looks good. Id like to see some of the other 11 species.
MartinL
might these also be psyllid galls http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult.php?img=3088339_ZooKeys-058-001-g003&query=the&fields=all&favor=none&it=none&sub=none&uniq=0&sp=none&req=4&simCollection=3153147_tmh-39-1-suppl_1-3-g120&npos=11&prt=3
lori.tas
I'll strap one of those sport cams to Lily's forehead. She'll share lots of spottings of alpaca poop and chickens (dog, afterall).
MartinL
Maybe I was talking to the dog =) You've gotta get a camera for that dog.
lori.tas
Diva is for my diva dogs. I'm so not a diva myself (so not).
MartinL
Thank you diva and welcome to PN.
lori.tas
That cute little puppy below is me, btw, Martin. I signed in with the wrong account.
Mark Ridgway
Another similar... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14032552
MartinL
I added a dissection but no answers were exposed. Maybe the organism has come and gone.
MartinL
The arrangement (in rows) makes me suspect an egg laying culprit like a wasp. I must do a dissection. (The flower gall contained some rather indecisive green tissue).
Mark Ridgway
Nice spotting martin. It's amazing how many different types there are. This one is a little like the fingery ones I found.
MartinL
This is growing on a young Eucalyptus but I am not certain of the particular species.

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PublishedAugust 3, 2012

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