Protomyces macrosporus
| Protomyces macrosporus | |
|---|---|
| Galls on the lower surface of Aegopodium podagraria leaf | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: | Taphrinales |
| Family: | Protomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Protomyces |
| Species: | P. macrosporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protomyces macrosporus Unger, 1834 | |
Protomyces macrosporus is an ascomycete fungus that forms galls on Aegopodium podagraria, Anthriscus sylvestris, Angelica sylvestris, Daucus carota and some other members of the family Umbelliferae or Apiaceae, commonly known as umbellifers. Fourteen genera within the Asteraceae are also galled by P. macrosporus. The description of the genus was based on Protomyces macrosporus as the type genus for the family Protomycetaceae.