Taphrina githaginis Rostrup, 1981
on Agrostemma
gall
parts of the plant are yellowed, hypertrophied and wrinkled; at maturity of the fungus the surface bears a layer of asci.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Agrostemma githago.
notes
Based on a study of the type material, Mix concluded that it clearly did not belong to either Taphrina or Taphridium. It is not clear how later authors came to a different conclusion.
references
Bataille (1936a), Buhr (1964b), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Mix (1956a).