Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Lichenopeltella alpestris

Lichenopeltella alpestris (Saccardo) Kirk & Minter, 2007

on grassen, etc.

parasite

roundish, 0.2 mm sized thyriothecia on dead stems. Ascospores 3-4 x 11-15 µm, hyaline, 1-septate; on the spot of the septum 6 fine hair-like appendages.

host plants

polyphagous

Arrhenatherum; Carex pilosa; Dactylis; Deschampsia; Molinia; Phalaris.

synonyms

Trichothyrina alpestris (Saccardo) Petrak, 1970.

references

Beyer (1999a), Ellis (1977b), Ellis & Ellis (1997a: 467).

Last modified 6.iv.2025