Abstract
Early stages in the development of Meliola palmicola and M. peleae on their respective hosts were studied and are illustrated with photomicrographs. Ascospores of these fungi germinate from a terminal cell to produce short stalk cells with capitate hyphopodia; typically, a single hyphopodium is formed by M. palmicola, whereas three are usually produced in M. peleae. Growth from the terminal cell is limited to the production of these structures, and subsequent development of the fungus colony occurs through outgrowths from other cells of the ascospore. Development of the colony appears to be dependent on the successful establishment of the parasitic relationship by the initial outgrowths from the ascospore.
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