Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Belonopsis obscura

Belonopsis obscura (Rehm) Aebi, 1972

on Calluna, etx.

parasite

Apothecia 2 mm, velvety, brown, on a thin fungal film on ded branches. Ascosporen hyaline, 3 x 30-35 µm, 3-7-septate.

host plants

Ericaceae, oligophagous

Calluna vulgaris; Erica arborea.

synonyms

Mollisia obscura(Rehm) Baral & Gminder, 2008; Trichobelonium obscurum (Rehm) Rehm, 1891.

references

Beyer (1991a), Ellis & Ellis (1997a: 323), Eirksson (1970a), Ribes & Pancorbo (2010a).

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