Urocystis callianthemi Domashova, 1962

Fungi, Basidiomycota, Ustilaginomycetes, Urocystidales

on Callianthemum

gall

pustules on the leaves, that upon rupturing release a black powdery mass of spore balls. A spore ball consists of a group of usually 1-3 spores, invested by an incomplete layer of lesser sterile cells.

hostplants

Ranunculaceae, monophagous

Callianthemum coriandrifolium.

synonyms

The Urocystis ranunculi, cited by Buhr in connection to Callianthemum actually refers to callianthemi.

references

Brandenburger (1085a), Buhr (1964b), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Vánky (1994a).

25/10/2016