Metacoleroa dickiei (Berkeley & Broome) Petrak, 1927

on Linnaea

parasite

Leaf spots with dark brown, epiphyllous stromata, bearing pycnidia that carry around the mouth opening a number of dark brown, 100 µm, bristles. Asci 10-12 x 36-50 µm, spores 4-5 x 10-12 µm.

host plants

Caprifoliaceae, monophagous

Linnaea borealis.

synonyms

Coleroa linaeae: Blumer.

references

Blumer (1946a), Brandenburger (1985a: 586).