Thecaphora pimpinellae Juel, 1891
Fungi, Basidiomycota, Ustilaginomycetes, Urocystidales
on Pimpinella
gall
the fruits are swollen and darkened; they contain a reddish-brownb mass of spore balls, each consisting of 12-40 spores.
hostplants
Apiaceae, monophagous
Pimpinella saxifraga.
references
Buhr (1965a), Termorshuizen & Swertz (2011a), Vánky (1994a).
03/06/2014