Acalitus essigi (Hassan, 1928)
(Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)
GenusAcalitus (a genus of 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ostojá-Starzewski, J. 2009 Red berry ‘disease’ of Blackberry Plant Clinic News December: 2.

Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acalitus essigi (Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite)
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