Synchytrium stellariae Fuckel, 1870
Fungi, Chytridiomycota, Chytridiomycetes, Chytridiales
on Cerastium, Stellaria
gall
numerous, less than a mm wide, semiglobular shininy pustules, mainly at the underside of low leaves, c. 200-350 µm. Galls formed in summer, containing sporangia, are orange to golden orange. Galles formed in autumn contain resting sporangia and are reddish- to chestnut-brown.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Cerastium glomeratum; Stellaria media, nemorum.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 102), Buhr (1964b), Karling (1964a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Tomasi (2014a).
27/04/2017