#Rust on bramble (#Rubus fruticosus) caused by #Kuehneola uredinis, here with white telia/teliospores hyperparasitized by #Tuberculina persicina (Les Clayes-sous-Bois, FR).
And the gem of the day 🤩: #rust on sickle hare’s ear (#Bupleurum falcatum) caused by #Puccinia bupleuri, showing the full range of stages — aecidiospores, urediniospores & teliospores — and, as a bonus, itself hyperparasitized by #Tuberculina persicina (La Roche-Guyon, FR).
Wood spurge (#Euphorbia amygdaloides) infected by the #rust #Endophyllum euphorbiae-silvaticae, which is itself parasitized by the mycoparasitic fungus #Tuberculina persicina (La Roche-Guyon, FR).
Microscopic confirmation 🔬 at home: #Tuberculina sp. — likely T. persicina — hyperparasitizing #Puccinia arrhenatheri on #Berberis vulgaris (Chenôve, FR).
Great catch! 🤩 The hyperparasitic fungus, #Tuberculina sp. — likely T. persicina — developing on aecia of #Puccinia graminis on #Berberis vulgaris. It has a grayish-purple color and produces small, round spores. Also observed in the same area on P. arrhenatheri (Chenôve, FR).
First day of prospection near Dijon, Burgundy. Five years later, at the same site: impressive #rust on #Berberis vulgaris caused by #Puccinia arrhenatheri, here hyperparasitized by #Tuberculina sp., maybe T. persicina (Chenôve, France).
#Tuberculina persicina hyperparasiting old pustules of #Aecidium clematidis on leaves of #Clematis vitalba (Cascade du Boundoulaou, Creissels, FR).
Wood spurge (#Euphorbia amygdaloides) infected by the #rust #Endophyllum euphorbiae-silvaticae, which is itself parasitized by the mycoparasitic fungus #Tuberculina persicina (La Roche-Guyon, France).
#Tuberculina sbrozzii, hyperparasite of #Puccinia vincae causing rust on #Vinca major (Millau, FR). Appears on leaves while rust is still systemic and no uredinia or telia have yet well formed.
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(2/2) ...with #Mycodiplosis sp. larvae feeding on aecia & the hyperparasite #Tuberculina persicina.
#Rust on a wild pear tree (Pyrus communis) likely caused by #Gymnosporangium sabinae, here with a cluster of pycnia and pre-aecial tissues parazited by #Tuberculina sp., likely T. maxima which is specific to Gymnosporangium - thanks @RPilze for the help 👍 (Saint-Père, FR).
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#Rust on a wild pear tree (Pyrus communis) likely caused by #Gymnosporangium sabinae, here with a cluster of pycnia and pre-aecial tissues parazited by #Tuberculina sp., likely T. maxima which is specific to Gymnosporangium - thanks @RPilze for the help 👍 (Saint-Père, FR).
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#Rust of bigleaf periwinkle (#Vinca major) caused by #Puccinia vincae, here with telia parasitized by the #Tuberculina sbrozzii (Villeneuve-Tolosane, FR).
Looking back at this photo plate one year later I just realise that I had missed 🤦♂️ sporodochia of #Tuberculina persicina, #hyperparasite of several #rust #fungi (here #Puccinia sessilis on #Polygonatum multiflorum). The food chain around rusts is definitely rich!
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Looking back at this photo plate one year later I just realise that I had missed 🤦♂️ sporodochia of #Tuberculina persicina, #hyperparasite of several #rust #fungi (here #Puccinia sessilis on #Polygonatum multiflorum). The food chain around rusts is definitely rich!
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(1/2) #Rust of bigleaf periwinkle (#Vinca major) caused by #Puccinia vincae, here with upper leaves covered by some brown uredinia and also pustules releasing conidia of the hyperparasitic fungus #Tuberculina sbrozzii. Thanks @SchwabMyco @RPilze for help in host & pathogen id! 🙏
(1/2) #Rust of bigleaf periwinkle (#Vinca major) caused by #Puccinia vincae, here with upper leaves covered by some brown uredinia and also pustules releasing conidia of the hyperparasitic fungus #Tuberculina sbrozzii. Thanks @SchwabMyco @RPilze for help in host & pathogen id! 🙏
(1/2) #Rust of bigleaf periwinkle (#Vinca major) caused by #Puccinia vincae, here with upper leaves covered by some brown uredinia and also pustules releasing conidia of the hyperparasitic fungus #Tuberculina sbrozzii. Thanks @SchwabMyco @RPilze for help in host & pathogen id! 🙏