Septocyta ruborum (Libert) Petrak, 1968
purple blotch of blackberry
on Rubus
Rubus fruticosus, België, prov. Antwerpen, Mol, Molse Nete, 3.iii.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
infected part of a stem
conidiodomata
opened conidiodomata
conidia
conidia
parasite
On purplish discoloured parts of the stem develop 0,3 mm large black sunken conidiodomata that open in early spring; conidia 1.5-2 x (17)20-30(32) µm, 0-3-septate.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Rubus fruticosus, laciniatus, nessensis.
distribution within Europe
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 242), Ellis & Ellis (1997a), Kövics (1997a).