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