Exosporium deflectens Karsten, 1888
needlecast disease of juniper
on Juniperus
parasite
Needles with dark brown, up to 0.3 mm sized stromata bearing conidia. Conidia brown, verrucuse,, 4-6 x 11-19 µm, 2-3-septate.
host plants
Cupressaceae, monophagous
Juniperus communis.
synonyms
Stigmina deflectens (Karsten) Ellis, 1959.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 31), Sutton & Hodges (1990a).