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