Species

Lophodermium pinastri (Pine needle split)

Lophodermium pinastri. Photo: (c) Nova Patch (they/them), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Lophodermium is a genus of fungi within the family Rhytismataceae. The genus contains 145 species and has a global distribution. Species of this genus are usually observed producing zone lines, conidiomata and ascomata on dead fallen leaves, but at least some are known to colonize living leaves. In many cases they then live inside the colonized leaf as a symptomless endobiont, where they are regarded as detritivores utilising dead plant matter. In a few cases they…

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Sightings

Where in Humboldt

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