Sacchiphantes abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Spruce Gall Adelgid)

Interactions where Sacchiphantes abietis 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
Fundatrix nymph Fundatrix nymph feeds on live Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Sacchiphantes abietis/Sacchiphantes abietisspruce gall adelgidFundatrix nymph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceaspruceslive (winter)
gallicola nymph gallicola nymph causes gall of live branch tip Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Sacchiphantes abietis/Sacchiphantes abietisspruce gall adelgidgallicola nymph Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceaspruceslivebranch tip (summer)
gallicola nymph gallicola nymph causes gall of live branch tip Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Sacchiphantes abietis/Sacchiphantes abietisspruce gall adelgidgallicola nymph Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treelivebranch tip (summer)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Sacchiphantes abietis (Spruce Gall Adelgid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sacchiphantes abietis (Spruce Gall Adelgid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSacchiphantes abietis (Spruce Gall Adelgid)
FamilyADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids)
SuperfamilyPHYLLOXEROIDEA (phylloxerids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
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 Sacchiphantes abietis (Spruce Gall Adelgid)

Sacchiphantes abietis (Spruce Gall Adelgid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sacchiphantes abietis (Spruce Gall Adelgid):

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