BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens)

Warning: Identification questionable
Date: 22 April 2007
Location: Surrey, England
Voucher: 22/04/2007[Z]
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State: Imperfect stage
Record Summary: superficial hypophyllous specks on living Rhododendron leaf
Associated organism: on underside live leaf of Rhododendron ponticum
Identification Notes: Abundant "fly specks", hypophyllous on occasional living leaves of Rhododendron ponticum.

Radiating dark-brown, thick-walled, septate hyphae, 2.5µm diam.

Fly speck or sooty mildew?

Images etc

magnified photograph Colonies on underside of Rhododendron leaf - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Colonies on underside of Rhododendron leaf - magnified 500 by 380 pixels
microscope photograph Colony - magnified 500 by 491 pixels

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