BioImages (UK)
BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
CHYTRIDIOMYCETES
(a fungus)
PHYSODERMATACEAE
(a fungus)
Physoderma alfalfae
(a chytrid fungus)
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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Physoderma alfalfae (Pat. & Lagerh.) Karling, 1950 (a chytrid fungus)

Suggested Literature

Physoderma alfalfae may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Physoderma alfalfae is associated with:

Medicago sativa - Lucerne (Fabaceae) infects and damages live, conspicously warted bud Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Crown Wart Disease". Infected plants abort.]
resting sporangium Medicago sativa - Lucerne (Fabaceae) resting sporangium infects and damages live, conspicously warted, rudimentary leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Crown Wart Disease". Infected plants abort.]

Associated with Physoderma alfalfae:

Physoderma alfalfae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook