Chuppomyces handelii (Bubák), Braun, Nakashima, Videira & Crous, 2017
on Rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum, Eerbeek

underside of a leaf

small greyish flakes of conidia at the underside

more strongly magnified

the conidia are 80-100 µm long
gall
large leaf spots, deep red margined, on living leaves.
hostplants
Ericaceae, monophagous
Rhododendron luteum, ponticum.
synonyms
Cercospora handelii Bubák, 1909; Cercoseptoria handelii (Bubák) Deighton, 1976.
references
Ellis & Ellis (1997a), Świderska-Burek (2015a), Videira, Groenewald, Nakashima ao (2017a).
Last modified 24.xii.2018