Phyllosticta sp
Biostatus
Native
Category
Fungi
Detailed description
Pycnidia on internodes of mistletoe, raised, globose, shiny black, up to 0.25 mm diameter, often aggregated. This specific fungus has not been described. The conidia of Phyllosticta species are usually hyaline, unicellular, with a hyaline, filiform, apical appendage. Conidia vary in shape, often being globose to broadly ellipsoidal. Phyllosticta species in general cause leaf spots, but may also attack fruits or young stems of plants.
Distribution
Mid Canterbury
Substrate details
On internodes of living Korthalsella salicornioides.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Ecology
Fruiting
Collected on one occasion in April 1996.
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