Apiognomonia hystrix (Tode) Sogonov, 2008
on woody plants
gall
usually an asymptomatic endophytic leaf fungus. It strongly develops within the galls of Acericecis vitrina, choking the larva, and causing the galled tissue to fall out of the leaf. More fungal species behave likewise, but this is the most numerous one.
The teleomorph forms black perithecia with a long neck on fallen leaves and dead branches. Ascospores 1-septate.
hostplants
Sapindaceae, etc.
Acer pseudoplatanus.
Mainly known from maple, but also occurring on other tree species.
synonyms
Cryptodiaporthe hystrix (Tode) Petrak, 1921; Diplodina acerina (Passerini) Sutton,1980.
references
Ellis & Ellis (1997a), Sogonov, Castlebury, Rossman, Mejía & White (2008a), Wulf (1990).