Leptotrochila verrucosa (Wallroth) Schüepp, 1959
on Crucianella, Galium, Sherardia
Galium aparine, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Arendonk, 14.iii.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
infection on the somewhat older parts
young apothecia
mature apothecia
apothecia also on the stems
ascus
ascospores
gall
Underside of the leaves with initially globular, later dish-shaped dark brown apothecia, 03-0.7 mm in size and embedded in the leaf tissue.
host plants
Rubiaceae, oligophagous
Crucianella angustifolia Galium aparine, mollugo, odoratum, saxatile; Sherardia arvensis.
notes
The anamorph stage is Phyllachora punctiformis (Fuckel) Fuckel, 1870 [= S. punctiforme (Fuckel) Petrak, 1920].
references
Brandenburger (1985a), Dennis (1977a), Dietrich (2016b), Ellis & Ellis (1995a), Jage, Kruse, Kummer ao (2013a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Kriegsteiner (1994a), Kruse (2019a), Kruse & Jage (2014a), Negrean (1995a), Negrean & Denchev (2000a).