Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Taphrophila cornu-capreoli

Taphrophila cornu-capreoli Scheuer, 1988

on Carex

parasite

Perithecia 0.1 mm, light brown, upper part with dark brown, thick-walled setae; on dead leaves. Ascospores hyaline, 3-4 x 20-30 µm, 5-septate.

host plants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex acutiformis.

synonyms

Taphrophila cornu-caprioli.

references

Beyer (1999a), Ellis & Ellis (1997a 606), Scheuer & Chlebicki (1997a).

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