saprophytic fungus on dead needles (Pestalotiopsis spp.) on Taxus (Taxus sp.)
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 Paul Bachi University of Kentucky Research and Education Center |
Freeze-injured, new growth colonized by the fungus. |
 Paul Bachi University of Kentucky Research and Education Center |
Needle with many black, spore-producing bodies ("acervuli"). |
 Paul Bachi University of Kentucky Research and Education Center |
Spores being released from spore-producing bodies ("acervuli"). |
 Paul Bachi University of Kentucky Research and Education Center |
Spores of a species of the fungus Pestalotiopsis. |
