Biology:Taphrina tosquinetii
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Short description: Species of fungus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: | Taphrinales |
| Family: | Taphrinaceae |
| Genus: | Taphrina |
| Species: | T. tosquinetii
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| Taphrina tosquinetii (Westendorp) Tulasne, 1866[1]
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Taphrina tosquinetii is a fungal plant pathogen that causes large blisters on both surfaces of the leaves of alder.
Description of the gall
The ascomycete induces a gall that distorts the leaves of alder. The leaves are slightly thickened, brittle and incurved with blister-like growth on both sides, which can increase the size of an infected leaf to twice the normal size. Later the leaf tissue becomes pale and thin with a whitish bloom when the asci develop.[3][4] Species infected include common alder (Alnus glutinosa), grey alder (Alnus incana) and Alnus x pubescens.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ellis, W N. "Taphrina tosquinetii (Westendorp) Tulasne, 1866". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/fungi/ascomycota/taphrinomycetes/taphrinales/taphrina/taphrina-tosquinetii/.
- ↑ "Taphrina tosquinetii (Westend.) Magnus, 1890". https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10918251.
- ↑ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Field Studies Council. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ↑ "Taphrina tosquinetii". http://www.fungalpunknature.co.uk/Others/MossLichGall/Taphrina%20tosquinetii.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q4050731 entry
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