Myriosclerotinia curreyana (Berkeley) Buchwald, 947

on Juncus

parasite

1 mm long dark brown to black spots scattered over de culm. the culms contain much brown fungal material, where 2-3 µm sized hyaline conidia are formed. Later black fusiform conidia develop within the culms, giving rise to long-stalked apothecia.

host plants

Juncaceae, monophagous

Juncus arcticus, conglomeratus, effusus, filiformis, inflexus.

synonyms

Sclerotinia curreyana (Berkeley) Karsten, 1885.

references

Ellis & Ellis (1997a: 548), Holst-Jensen, Vaage & Schumacher (1998a), Kirk & Spooner (1984a), Palmer, Tortić & Matočec (1994a), Schumacher & Kohn (1985a), Suková, Scheuer & Buryová (2003a).