Tilletia vulpiae Magnus, 1899
on Vulpia

Vulpia myuros, from Unamuno (1941b)
gall
all ovaries are enlarged and malformed, dark reddish brown. The spores are roundish-oval, their surface is reticulate; when fresh the spore mass stinks like old herring.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Micropyrum tenellum; Vulpia bromoides, ciliata, myuros.
synonyms
According to Vánky (2012a), Tilletia fusca Ellis & Everhart, 1887 is the valid name of this species, with both T. vulpiae and T. narduri Unamuno, 1933 its synonyms.
references
Beltran Tejera (1976a), Brandenburger (1985a: 770, 777). Denchev & Denchev (2016a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Savchenko & Heluta (2012a), Unamuno (1941b), Vánky (2012a).
Last modified 21.iii.2023