Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Heterodoassansia hottoniae

Heterodoassansia hottoniae (Rostrup) Vánky, 1993

on Hottonia

gall

vague, pale green to yellow spots on the leaves and petioles. As minute dark brown dots the spore balls can be seen that lay embedded in the host tissue. The spore balls consist of a number of cells, wrapped in one or two layers of sterile cells.

host plants

Primulaceae, monophagous

Hottonia palustris.

synonyms

Doassansia hottoniae Rostrup) de Toni, 1888.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 477), Buhr (1964b), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a), Tomasi (2014a), Tóth (1994a), Vánky (1994a).

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