Microbotryum carthusianorum Denchev, Giraud & Hood, 2009
on Dianthus
gall
the content of the anthers is transformed into a brown vinaceous mass of spores
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Dianthus carthusianorum.
notes
The authors of this species haven taken the care to point out the differences with M. dianthorum, superbum, and shykoffianum.
references
Denchev, Giraud & Hood (2009a).
10/10/2014