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Phacellium rufibasis (Berk. & Broome) U. Braun, 1992 (an anamorphic fungus)

Date: 17 July 2007
Location: Cardigan, Wales
Voucher: 17/07/2007[K]
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State: Infection
Record Summary: Ramularia anamorph: on underside of rusty brown spots on leaves of Bog Myrtle
Associated organism: on underside of live, spotted leaf of Myrica gale
Identification Notes: Ramularia anamorph on undersides of bright rusty-brown spots on leaves.

Conidia: in chains; amygdaliform with single raised scar (terminal) or narrowly amygdaliform to fusiform with raised scars at opposite ends (intercalary). 6.5-10/15-26µm. Conidiophores: erect, septate, sparsely branched at apex, with terminal, and shortly-stalked, alternate, lateral, thickened attachment scars.

Conidia (and some conidiophores) strongly staining (especially the scars) in lactophenol cotton blue.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Infected leaves - top surfaces - pale background 500 by 455 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaves - under surfaces - pale background 500 by 464 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - top - highly enlarged 500 by 438 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - close-up - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - close-up - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - close-up - magnified 500 by 408 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - highly enlarged 500 by 430 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - highly enlarged 500 by 380 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - highly enlarged 469 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - highly enlarged 500 by 377 pixels
magnified photograph Leaf spot - underside - highly enlarged 500 by 436 pixels
microscope photograph Conidiophores and conidia - magnified 324 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Conidiophores and conidia - magnified 416 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Conidiophores and conidia - magnified 465 by 500 pixels

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