Urocystis coralloides Rostrup, 1881

Fungi, Basidiomycota, Ustilaginomycetes, Urocystidales

on Brassicaceae

gall

up to 4 cm large, ± globular swelling of a root, filled with a black mass of agglutinated spore balls, each consisting of 1-4 spores, entirely surrounded by a layer of smaller sterile cells.

hostplants

Brassicaceae, oligophagous

Arabis glabra; Lepidium perfoliatum, ruderale; Matthiola sinuata.

synonyms

? Urocystis brassicae Mundkur, 1938; Tuburcinia coralloides (Rostrup) Liro, 1922.

references

Buhr (1964b, 1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Savchenko & Heluta (2012a), Vánky (1994a).

20/12/2016