Thecaphora seminis-convolvuli Liro, (a seed smut fungus)


19 Aug 2007 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summaryinfected seeds of Large Bindweed.
Found asInfection
Date19 August 2007
Associated organismCalystegia sylvatica
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher19 Aug 2007[C]
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Notes: Spores firmly aggregated into spore balls, dark brown, outer face warty and with small pore. Spore balls of very variable size, composed of (1)2-12(20) spores, 18-58/18-42µm. Ornamentation, crowded, up to 2µm high, hemispherical to cylindric, avoiding the central pore.

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