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Spermosporina gymnadeniae (Hyphomycetes) on Gymnadenia sp. (Orchidaceae) collected in the Polish part of the Tatra Mts was described in 2003. The fungus was recently found at new localities in Poland and Slovakia. It was recorded on Gymnadenia conopsea s.l. and Dactylorhiza fuchsii, which are new hosts of this parasite. The fungus is described and additional illustrations are provided.
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Wołczańska, A., Mułenko, W., Oklejewicz, K. et al. Parasitic microfungi of the Tatra Mountains. 3. Spermosporina gymnadeniae (Hyphomycetes): species new to Slovakia and new records from Poland. Biologia 63, 50–52 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-008-0022-2
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