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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Ascocoma eucalypti. Ascocoma eucalypti

Synonyms

Coma circularis
Pestalozziella circularis
Pseudopeziza eucalypti
Gloeosporiella eucalypti

Biostatus

Present in region - Exotic

Article: Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005). Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. Ngā Harore o Aotearoa 4: xi + 437 p. Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press.
Description: Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata stromatic, acervular, solitary, subcuticular, partly erumpent, dark brown, opening by an irregular fissure, 0.1–0.15 mm in diameter; on both surfaces of leaves, not associated with necrotic spots. Conidia cylindrical-clavate, 1-septate, with the basal cell much shorter than the apical cell, 35–40 × 5–9 μm, pale brown; apical appendage single, 15–20μm long; lateral appendages 2–3, inserted just below the septum, 15–20 μm long.
Distribution: Distribution: Taupo.; 1st Record: Gadgil & Dick (2000a).