Phanacis
Förster, 1860
Species Guides
2- Phanacis hypochoeridis(Catsear Gall Wasp)
- Phanacis taraxaci(dandelion gall wasp)
Phanacis is a of cynipid gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in the tribe Aylacini. The genus includes that induce galls on plants, with Phanacis taraxaci documented as forming leaf galls on common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). These galls function as physiological sinks that actively redirect carbon and mineral nutrients from host tissues.
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Distribution
Records from Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE) based on GBIF distribution data.
Host Associations
- Taraxacum officinale - gall inducerLeaf galls induced by Phanacis taraxaci
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Influence of galls ofPhanacis taraxacion carbon partitioning within common dandelion,Taraxacum officinale
- Distribution of mineral nutrients within the leaves of common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) galled by Phanacis taraxaci (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)