Sphaerella aspidii von Höhnel, 1909

on ferns

parasite

Perithecia 0.1 mm, amphigenous in dead fronds; ascospores hyaline, 3-4 x 8-11 µm, 1-septate.

host plants

polyphagous

Athyrium distentifolium, filix-femina; Cystopteris fragilis, montana; Dryopteris carthusiana, cristata, dilatata, filix-mas; Gymnocarpium dryopteris; Onoclea struthiopteris; Osmunda regalis; Phegopteris connectilis; Polypodium vulgare; Pteridium aquilinum.

synonyms

Mycosphaerella aspidii (von Höhnel) Holm & Holm, 1979.

references

Holm & Holm (1979a), Kirk & Spooner (1984a).