Carex sp., Biddinghuizen, Spijk- en Bremerbergbos © Hans Jonkman

gall

the flowering parts of staminate flowers are transformed into a black, granular-powdery mass of spore balls. A spore ball consists of 2-15 spores.

host plants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex asturica, caryophyllea, curvula, depressa, ericetorum, filiformis, halleriana, humilis, michelii, montana, olbiensis, pilulifera, praecox, pyenaica, sempervirens.

synonyms

Tolyposporium aterrimum (Tulasne) Dietel, 1897.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 878), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a), Tomasi (2014a), Vánky (1994a).