Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Asteromella platanoidis

Asteromella platanoidis (Saccardo) Petrak, 1925

on Acer

Asteromella platanoidis on Acer pseudoplatanus

Acer pseudoplatanus, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Meerhout, 17.x.2025 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

Asteromella platanoidis on Acer pseudoplatanus

underside of the leaf (brown-coloured parts) with pycnidia

Asteromella platanoidis on Acer pseudoplatanus

conidia

Asteromella platanoidis on Acer pseudoplatanus

conidia

parasite

Leaf spots with pycnidia. Conidia 1 x 3-4 µm.

host plants

Sapindaceae, monophagous

Acer campestre, negundo, platanoides, pseudoplatanus, tataricum.

synonyms

Phyllosticta platanoidis Saccardo, 1879; Ph. tambowiensis Bubák & Serebrian, 1912.

references

Grove (1935a: 3/4), Kozłowska, Mułenko, Anusiewicz & Wołkowycki (2019a), Ruszkiewicz-Michalska (2016a), Vanev & van der Aa (1998a).

Last modified 25.x.2025