Taphrina pruni (Fuckel) Tulasne, 1866
pocket plum gall 2
on Prunus
Prunus cerasifera, Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek; galled fruits, next to normal, young fruits
detail
Prunus cerasifera var. atropurpurea, Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek
detail
Prunus spinosa, Soest © Hetty Soetekouw
Prunus spinosa, Hoek van Holland © Ben van As
more specimens
some galled fruits are covered by a sooty layer of spores
Prunus spinosa, Belgium, prov. Namur, Couvin, Mariembourg, Ravel © Stéphane Claerebout
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Bon-Secours © Stéphane Claerebout: despite the host plant this must be T. pruni.
Prunus spinosa, Nieuwendam: sometimes also a shoot may be galled
hostplants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Prunus cerasifera, domestica & subsp. insititia, spinosa.
Prunus padus has a fruit gall of its own, Taphrina padi.
synonyms
Exoascus pruni Fuckel, 1860; E. rostrupianus Sadebeck, 1893.
Until shortly also T. insititiae was understood as a synonym of pruni.
references
Bacigálová, Mułenko& Wołczańska (2005a), Bataille (1936a), Bellmann (2012a), Brandenburger (1985a), Buhr (1965a), Chinery (2011a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Jage, Kruse, Kummer ao (2013a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Koops (2013a), Kozłowska, Mułenko & Heluta (2015a), Kummer (2012a), Mix (1936a, 1949a), Moret i Benaset & Nadal i Puigdefabregas (1984a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Susuri & Sururi (2006a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).