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Thecaphora affinis
Nomenclature
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Family: GlomosporiaceaeGenus: Thecaphora
Species:
Thecaphora affinis
SUMMARY
Sori in dead fruits of the host plant, infecting and destroying the seeds. Spore mass granular, dark reddish brown. Spore balls 37-52 (-58) µm, ± globose, persistent, containing (7-) 10-12 (-15) ustilospores. Ustilospores 16-19 µm diam., angular, the contiguous surfaces flat and smooth, the exposed surfaces coarsely verrucose.