Phaeosphaeria volkartiana (Müller) Hedjaroude, 1969

on grasses

parasite

Perithecia 0.3 mm, erupt through the epidermis of dead culms; ascospores ultimately brown, 7-8 x 33-40 µm, 7-10-septate, in a mucilaginous sheath.

host plants

Poaceae, oligophagous

Poa alpina; Trisetum distichophyllum, spicatum.

synonyms

Leptosphaeria volkartiana Müller, 1950.

references

Leuchtmann (1984a, 1987a), Müller (1950a), Shoemaker & Babcock (1989a).