Physoderma leproides (Trabut & Saccardo) Lagerheim, 1950

Fungi, Blastocladiomycota, Blastocladiomycetes, Blastocladiales

on Beta

gall

rough-warty, 2-5 cm large, irregular swellings of the beet (generally the top part). Initially they are smooth and ± orange, eventually rough and brown. On a section cavities will apear. Also lesser, smooth galls may be formed on the leaves.

hostplants

Amaranthaceae, monophagous

Beta vulgaris.

synonyms

Urophlyctis leproides (Trabut & Saccardo) Magnus, 1897.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 117), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehetre (1997a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a).

12/05/2017