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Protomyces macrosporus Unger, 1833 (an ascomycete)

Date: 14 June 2007
Location: West Cornwall, England
Voucher: 14/06/2007[L]
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State: Infection
Record Summary: galled stems, peduncles and umbel rays on Hemlock Water-dropwort
Associated organism: in swollen stem, peduncle, umbel ray of Oenanthe crocata
Identification Notes: A rather spectacular gall that blackens after collection.

Chlamydospores: spherical to slightly limoniform in large intercalary spores, 50-65µm diam, thick-walled (5µm)

Images etc

magnified photograph Gall - LS - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Gall - TS - highly enlarged 500 by 393 pixels
magnified photograph Gall surface - magnified 500 by 392 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled peduncle 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled peduncle 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled peduncle 333 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled peduncle 333 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled peduncle 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled umbel rays and peduncle 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled umbel rays 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled umbel rays 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled umbel 500 by 360 pixels
naked eye photograph Galled umbel 500 by 375 pixels
naked eye photograph Galls on stem 500 by 157 pixels
naked eye photograph Galls on stem 500 by 165 pixels
microscope photograph Chlamydospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Chlamydospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Chlamydospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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