Synchytrium jaapianum Magnus, 1914

Fungi, Chytridiomycota, Chytridiomycetes, Chytridiales

polyphagous

gall

numerous, hypophyllous, hyaline golden yellow, less than 0.5 mm large, hard multicellular warts, usually in groups, on the leaves just above the ground, usually hypophyllous. Each gall consists of a strongly enlarged central cell, surrounded by a number of less strongly enlarged cells.

hostplants

Boraginaceae, monophagous

Symphytum officinale.

references

Brandenburger (1985a), Buhr (1965a), Karling (1964a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a).

19/03/2017