Gloeosporium oelandicum Lind,1905
Fungi, Ascomycota, Leotiomycetes, Helotiales
on Salix
gall
fungus infection of the female catkins (axis of the catkin and pedicels), producing a red spore mass that swells in humid weather and then is gelatinous. The spores, conidia, are formed in subcuticular acervuli; they are sickle-shaped and measure 6-10 x 28-36 µm.
hostplants
Salicaceae, monophagous
synonyms
Fusamen oelandicum (Lind) Arx, 1957.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 49), Buhr (1965a).
31/03/2017