Erysiphe lythri Junell, 1967

on Lythrum

gall

mycelium amphigenous, also on the stems, mostly persistent. Appressoria lobed, solitary or paired. Conidia formed solitary, elliptic, without fibrosin bodies. Cleistothecia with 4-8 asci, that contain 3-4 spores. Appendage 10-20, sub-equatorial, 0.5-1.5 x the diameter; they are mycelioid, septate, mostly unbranched, ± brown in the lower part.

hostplants

Lythraceae, monophagous

Lythrum salicaria, virgatum.

references

Braun (1995a), Braun & Cook (2012a), Bresinsky (2016a), Jage, Klenke & Kummer (2010a), Jage, Kruse, Kummer ao (2013a), Klenke & Scholler (1995a), Kruse (2014a), Scholler & Schubert (1993a).