Kingdom Fungi Rank Species | Phylum Basidiomycota | |
Similar Microbotryum violaceum, Silene dioica, Silene latifolia, Ustilago, Silene | ||
Microbotryum silenes-dioicae is a species of fungus first isolated from Brittany, France. Its name refers to its host species, Silene dioica. The species that most resembles ‘’M. silenes-dioicae’’ morphologically is M. lychnidis-dioicae.
Description
This species shows sori arranged in anthers. Its spore mass is powdery and brown. The spores are mainly globose, subglobose or ellipsoidal, measuring 6.5–10.5 by 5.5–9.0μm and being pale coloured. The spore wall is reticulate, presenting 6–8 meshes per spore diameter, the latter being irregularly polygonal.
References
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