Thecaphora lathyri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Abstract

• A description is provided for , found in dead fruits of the host plant ( ), infecting and destroying the seeds, the spore mass granular, dark chestnut brown, ± completely filling the fruit cavity; host fruits somewhat swollen in external view, but otherwise not visibly affected. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, dispersal and transmission, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (USA (Utah)), Asia (Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan), Russia (Altai)), Europe (Finland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, UK)).