Erysiphe tiliae (Eliade) Braun & Takamatsu, 2000

Fungi, Ascomycota, Leotiomycetes, Erysiphales, Erysiphaceae

on Tilia

gall

mycelium amphigenous, mainly hypophyllous, evanescent. Conidia not described, probably formed solitary, elliptic, without fibrosin bodies. Cleistothecia 80-140 µm with 3-6 asci, containing 4-8 spores. Appendages 8-12, equatorial, about as long as the diameter; they are stiff and straight, unbranched, hyaline or brown at the base, 0-1 septate; apically they are c. 3 times irregularly forked.

hostplants

Malvaceae, ? narrowly monophagous

Tilia tomentosa.

synonyms

Microsphaera tiliae Eliade, 1986.

references

Braun (1995a), Braun & Cook (2012a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a).

19/12/2015