Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Doassansia limosellae

Doassansia limosellae (Kunze) Schröter, 1887

on Limosella

gall

yellowish spots on all parts of the plant. As minute brown specks the spore balls are visible, embedded in the host tissue, less than 0.2 mm in size. They consist of a mass of spores, covered by a thin layer of sterile cells.

host plants

Scrophulariaceae, monophagous

Limosella aquatica.

synonyms

Burrillia limosellae (Kunze) Liro, 1920.

references

Ainsworth & Sampson (1950a), Brandenburger (1985a: 566), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a), Vánky (1994a).

Last modified 16.xi.2022