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Biorhiza
Biorhiza is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae in the tribe Cynipini: the oak gall wasp tribe. Cynipini is the tribe partially responsible for the formation of galls known as oak apples on oak trees. These are formed after the wasp lays eggs inside the leaf buds and the plant tissues swell as the larvae of the gall wasp develop inside.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Oak Apple Gall Wasp
speciesBiorhiza pallida
Biorhiza caepuliforme
speciesBiorhiza caepuliforme
Biorhiza nawai
speciesBiorhiza nawai
Biorhiza nitellina
speciesBiorhiza nitellina
Biorhiza solita
speciesBiorhiza solita
Biorhiza stelis
speciesBiorhiza stelis
Biorhiza tanos
speciesBiorhiza tanos
Biorhiza tarasco
speciesBiorhiza tarasco
Biorhiza tricosa
speciesBiorhiza tricosa
Biorhiza ulcus
speciesBiorhiza ulcus
Biorhiza urcea
speciesBiorhiza urcea
Biorhiza zinzala
speciesBiorhiza zinzala
Biorhiza innocens
speciesBiorhiza innocens
Biorhiza socia
speciesBiorhiza socia
Biorhiza sagatum
speciesBiorhiza sagatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 127838.