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Milesina dieteliana (Syd.) Magnus, 1909 (a fern rust)

Date: 14 April 2005
Location: South Hampshire, England
State: Uredinia (II)
Record Summary: on brown areas of polypody leaves
Associated organism: on dead areas leaf of Polypodium
Identification Notes: Small pustules on lower surface of brown areas on leaf. These extrude white spore tendrils.

Uredospores 36-50/15-23µm, hyaline, echinulate.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Infected leaf - lower surface 500 by 284 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - upper surface 500 by 272 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - enlarged 500 by 276 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - enlarged 500 by 232 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - enlarged 500 by 256 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - highly enlarged 500 by 422 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - highly enlarged 500 by 250 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinna - lower surface - highly enlarged 500 by 275 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinnae - lower surfaces - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected pinnae - lower surfaces - enlarged 500 by 374 pixels
magnified photograph Uredinia with white spore tendrils - on underside of leaf - magnified 500 by 420 pixels
microscope photograph Uredospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Uredospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Uredospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Uredospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Uredospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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