Microbotryum superbum (Liro) Denchev, Giraud & Hood, 2009

Fungi, Basidiomycota, Microbotryomycetes, Microbotryales

on Dianthus

gall

The contents of the anthers is modified into a dark violet-brown mass of spores. Spores 4-6 x 5-6 µm.

hostplants

Caryophyllaceae, monophagous

Dianthus gratianopolitanus, hyssopifolius, superbus & subsp. stenocalyx.

references

Chlebicki (2010a), Denchev, Giraud & Hood, (2009), Savchenko & Heluta (2010a, 2012a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a).

22/10/2016