Coleosporium cerinthes Schröter, 1887
on Pinus?
gall
unknown
spermogonia, aecia
not known; probably:
on Cerinthe
gall
the teliospsores are arranged like basalt columns, on top covered by a layer of a waxy substance. Initially they are one-celled, but in the end meiosis takes place, resulting in a chain of four haploid cells. Each one germinates under formation of a sterigma, on top of which eventually a spore will be formed (Mims & Richardson).
The uredinia and telia of Coleosporium species morphologically are indistinguishable. For pictures see for instance C. melampyri and C. tussilaginis.
uredinia, telia
Boraginaceae, monophagpous
Cerinthe minor.
references
Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Poelt & Zwetko (1997a).
Last modified 15.xi.2021