Protomycopsis arnoldii Magnus, 1905

on Scorzoneroides

gall

fusiform swellings, uit to 5 mm long, of the midrib; also elongated thickened spots at the underside of the leaf disk. The galls may be deep red in colour. Dark brown fungal spores are formed in the vascular tissue.

hostplants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Scorzoneroides montana, pseudotaraxaci.

references

Bacigálová & Mułenko (2005a), Bacigálová, Mułenko & Wołczańska (2005a), Buhr (1964b), Reddy & Kramer (1975a).

28/10/2016