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| Record Summary | Aecial galls on Pear leaf |
| Found as | Aecia (I) |
| Date | 10 September 2008 |
| Associated organism | Pyrus communis |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 10 Sep 2008[D] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Black pycnia very evident on bright red upper surface of gall.
Aecia just beginning to burst through swollen orange lower surface.
Peridium lacerate, joined at tips into a cone which eventually opens out to form ring of radiating filaments, eventually lost - often before opening out.
Aeciospores brown, almost black en masse, polyhedral, thick-walled, with several pores, each in a small dimple.
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