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Protomyces macrosporus
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Protomyces macrosporus Unger, 1833 (an ascomycete)

Date: 22 October 2006
Location: Carmarthen, Wales
Voucher: 22/10/2006[A]
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State: Infection
Record Summary: on galled petiole and lamina of Ground Elder
Associated organism: on live lamina, petiole of Aegopodium podagraria
Identification Notes: Pale yellow pustules on leaf lamina which are raised on both sides of leaf. More elongated, paler pustules on leaf veins, midrib and especially petiole. Distorting lamina and especially petiole branches and to a much lesser extent, the petioles themselves.

Chlamydospores: 23-27/19-24µm, wall 2.5µm thick.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Infected leaf - lower surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - lower surface 500 by 384 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - upper surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - upper surface 500 by 384 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaves - lower surfaces 500 by 368 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaves - upper surfaces 500 by 346 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged 500 by 188 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged 500 by 157 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged 500 by 160 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged 500 by 131 pixels
magnified photograph Infection lesions on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 308 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf upper surface - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 264 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf upper surface - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 369 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 289 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 265 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infection on petiole - close-up - profile - highly enlarged 500 by 208 pixels
microscope photograph Chlamydospores - in leaf fragment magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Chlamydospores - in leaf fragment magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Chlamydospores - magnified 500 by 341 pixels

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