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title: "Galium gall mite"
description: "Cecidophyes rouhollahi — Insetos e aranhas. Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a species of mite in the genus Cecidophyes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/galium-gall-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Galium gall mite

> Cecidophyes rouhollahi — Insetos e aranhas. Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a species of mite in the genus Cecidophyes.

- Scientific name: *Cecidophyes rouhollahi*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1500
- Wikidata: [Q5055899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5055899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [461023](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/461023)

## Names

- en: Galium gall mite

## Countries with the most observations

GB (871), NZ (355), AU (65), IE (20), FR (15), NL (10), GG (9), DE (4), PT (4), BE (3), CH (3)

## Summary

Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a species of mite in the genus Cecidophyes. It is a plant parasite, or gall, found on cleaver (Galium aparine) and can be a potential biological control agent for false cleavers (Galium spurium), which is a noxious weed in many places.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidophyes_rouhollahi

## Photo

![Galium gall mite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/galium-gall-mite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter de Lange · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331336785

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/galium-gall-mite?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).