Apiospora marii (Larrondo & Calvo) Pintos & Alvarado, 2013

on Arundo, etc.

parasite

Up to 6 mm long black stromata in dead stems, with ≤ 0.3 mm sized perithecia embedded. Ascospores hyaline, 7-8 x 19-23 µm, surrounded by a mucilaginous sheath. Conidia brown, smooth, 4-5 x 7-8 µm.

host plants

Poaceae, oligophagous

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus; Arundo donax; Phragmites australis.

Also on Beta vulgaris (Crous & Groenewald).

synonyms

Arthrinium marii Larrondo & Calvo, 1990.

references

Crous & Groenewald (2013a), Pintos, Alvarado, Planas & Jarling (2019a).