Exobasidium myrtilli Siegmund, 1879
on Vaccinium

Vaccinium myrtillus, Epe, Landgoed Tongeren © Hans Jonkman

Vaccinium myrtillus, Nunspeet, Landgoed Welna © Hans Jonkman

galled flower
gall
entire shoots are systemically infected: they are a coloured red and are swollen, and ultimately covered by a white hymenium. The spores are weakly curved, up to 16 µm long, septate.
host plants
Ericaceae, narrowly monophagous
Vaccinium myrtillus.
references
Bellmann (2012a), Blumer (1946a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Döring (2003a), Ing (1994a, 2001a), Jage, Scholler & Klenke (2010a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Kruse (2019a), Nannfeldt (1981a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Spooner (1988a), Woods, Chater, Smith ao (2018a)..
Last modified 27.vii.2023