Zw. Yuan et al., EUDARLUCA-CARICIS, THE TELEOMORPH OF THE MYCOPARASITE SPHAERELLOPSIS-FILUM, ON BLACKBERRY RUST PHRAGMIDIUM-VIOLACEUM, Mycological research, 102, 1998, pp. 866-868
Eudarluca caricis, the teleomorph of Sphaerellopsis filum, was found o
n blackberry mst (Phragmidium violaceum) in south west England and its
morphology is described. Cultures derived from ascospores produced py
cnidial conidiomata and conidia typical of S. filum, confirming the co
nnection between the meiotic and mitotic stages of the fungus. Microco
nidia were also found in the cultures derived from ascospores. Conidio
mata developed on the majority of uredinial pustules of P. violaceum 1
0 d after inoculating detached, uredinia-bearing blackbery leaves with
the conidia from the cultures derived from ascospores.