Aculops lycopersici

(Tryon, 1917) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aculops

At a glance

Occurrence records221

Data sources10

Biological traits0

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections13

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Aculops lycopersici's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility221 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF221 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 1 countries13 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceTreeOfSex · GoaT · NCBI≈33 Mbp

01Narrative

Aculops lycopersici, also known as the tomato russet mite, is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophydae. Aculops lycopersici is an important pest in tomato plants. It was first described by A. M. Massee in 1937 in Australia, but is now common around the world. Its genome has been sequencedThe DNA of life at its limits. and is only 32.5 Mb.Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aculops lycopersici has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections13

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-3P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceTreeOfSex · GoaT · NCBI

The complete instruction manual Aculops lycopersici carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size≈32 530 641 bp assembly estimate

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

THIS GENOME Aculops lycopersici0.03 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 4 n = 2

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 41×TreeOfSex · invert

TreeOfSex · invert — Norton, R. A., J. B. Kethley, D. E. Johnston, and B. M. O'Connor. 1993. Phylogenetic perspectives on genetic systems and reproductive modes of mites. Pp. 8-99 in D. L. Wrensch and M. A. Ebbert, Evolution and diversity of sex ratio in insects and mites, Springer. ↗

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelScaffold

Completeness67.9% BUSCO

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type221 records

Wild obs. + sensor20

Museum / vouchered201

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO220 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy35% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 1≤10 km 2>10 km 9

17 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor20

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 12

12 georeferenced · 189 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence201

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Institution	Specimens
DPIlocation not on record	40
Ohio State University Acarology Laboratory, Columbus, OH (OSAL)location not on record	3

2 institutions · 43 of 201 vouchered records shown · 158 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA13 detections

Where the DNA of Aculops lycopersici was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found13

Studies independent surveys2

Countries1

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 13 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

freshwater river [ENVO:01000297]river mouth [ENVO:00000386]estuary [ENVO:00000045]waterfall [ENVO:00000040]

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median21.7 °C 19.8–21.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.7 °C

Max temp (day)22.9 °C 21.7–22.9

Min temp (night)19.8 °C 17.0–19.8

Precipitation183 mm/mo 183–236

Air humidity67.1 % 67.1–69.5

Vapour deficit851 Pa 701–851

Cloud cover51.2 % 51.2–51.4

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 12 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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