Exobasidium sphyrospermii
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Exobasidium sphyrospermii is a mushroom art family of Nacktbasidienverwandten (Exobasidiaceae) from the order Ustilaginomycotina . It is an endoparasite of Sphyrospermum cordifolium . Symptoms of infection by the fungus are reddish leaf galls on the leaves of the host plant. The species isnativeto the area of Costa Rica .
features
Macroscopic features
Exobasidium sphyrospermii is initially invisible to the naked eye. Symptoms of the infestation are very large, pinkish-red galls on the leaves, accompanied by hypertrophic , spindle-shaped spots on the stems. In the late stages of the infestation, the mycelium emerges as a white felt carpet on the underside of the leaves.
Microscopic features
As in all naked basidia , the mycelium of Exobasidium sphyrospermii grows intercellularly and forms suction threads that grow into the host's storage tissue. The fungus has a monomitic hyphae structure of purely generative, 1.5–2 µm thick hyphae without buckles . The two-pore, 21–27 × 2.5–3 µm large basidia are simply septate at the base. They grow directly from the host epidermis or from stomata . The spores are hyaline , thin-walled and 6–10.5 × 1–2 µm in size. When ripe they have a septum . The conidia are 9–11 × 1.5 µm in size and approximately sausage-shaped.
distribution
The known distribution area of Exobasidum sphyrospermii only includes the type locality in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica .
ecology
The host plant of Exobasidium sphyrospermii is Sphyrospermum cordifolium from the heather family . The fungus feeds on the nutrients present in the storage tissue of the plants, its basidia later break through the leaf surface and release spores. After they have fallen on a suitable substrate, these germinate into germ tubes and conidia, from which new mycelium then develops.
swell
- Luis D. Gómez, Liuba Kisimova-Horovitz: Basidiomicetes de Costa Rica. Nuevas especies de Exobasidium (Exobasidiaceae) y registros de Cryptobasidiales . In: Revista de Biología Tropical . 46, No. 4, 1998, pp. 1081-1093.