Mycosphaerella rhododendri Feltgen, (an ascomycete)

22 Apr 2007 at OSGR: SU83 in Surrey, England

Mycosphaerella rhododendri is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Record Summary	groups of perithecia on dead patches on live Rhododendron leaves
Found as	Fruitbody
Date	22 April 2007
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU83
Lat/Lon	51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W
Vice County	Surrey, VC no: 17
Country	England

Notes:

Perithecia: black, 0.07mm diam, immersed, in groups. On dead patch on living leaf, not on bleached areas.

Ascospores: narrowly ellipsoid, 10/2.5µm, hyaline, 1-septate.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997. Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, 2nd (New Enlarged), 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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Mycosphaerella rhododendri Feltgen, (an ascomycete)

22 Apr 2007 at OSGR: SU83 in Surrey, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Mycosphaerella rhododendri is also a member of:

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