Taphrina filicina Rostrup, 1887

on Dryopteris, Phegopteris

gall

parts of the leaf are thickened and curled, also small fleshy swelings do occur. On the surface of upper- and underside asci of 6-10 x 18×46 µm, without a basal cell standing on the epidermis.

host plants

Dryopteridaceae, Thelypteridaceae, narrowly polyphagous

Dryopteris carthusiana, dilatata; Phegopteris connectilis.

synonyms

Exoascus filicinus (Rostrup) Saccaro, 1889.

references

Bacigálová, Mułenko & Wołczańska (2005a), Bataille (1936a), Brandenburger (1985a: 6), Buhr (1964b), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Mix (1949), Redfern & Shirley (2011a).