Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Protomyces kriegerianus

Protomyces kriegerianus von Büren, 1922

on Leontodon, etc.

Protomyces kriegerianus on Hypochaeris radicata

Hypochaeris radicata, België, prov. Limburg, Hechtel-Eksel, Katershoeve, 8.xi.2022 © Carina Van Steenwinkel: infected leaves

Protomyces kriegerianus on Hypochaeris radicata

mesophyl fragment with ascogenous cells

Protomyces kriegerianus on Hypochaeris radicata

ascogenous cells

Protomyces kriegerianus on Hypochaeris radicata

ascogenous cells

gall

Infected parts of the leaf venation are galled, swollen, and deep red in colour; adjacent zone of the leaf disk has turned yellow. In the veins, around the vascular bundles, ascogenous cells are formed.

hostplants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Hypochaeris radicata; Leontodon hispidus & subsp. hastilis.

synonyms

Brandenburger considers several Protomyces species, kriegerianus included, synonyms of P. pachydermus. MycoBank (2022) considers kriegerianus a synonym of Protomyces kreuthensis.Here, Klenke & Scholler and the Index Fungorum (2022) are followed, where krigerianus remains as an independent species.

references

Bacigálová (2004a), Bacigálová, Mułenko & Wołczańska (2005a, 2008a), Brandenburger (1985a), Buhr (1964b), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Tomasi (2014a).

Last modified 10.xi.2022