Virgaria nigra (Link) Nees 1816-17

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Name scientific

Virgaria nigra (Link) Nees, Syst. Pilze 14 (1816-17)

Preferred name

Virgaria nigra (Link) Nees 1816-17

Taxonomy reference

Bensch, K.; Braun, U.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Crous, P.W. 2012: The genus Cladosporium. Studies in Mycology 71: 1-401.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Uncertain

New Zealand

Political Region

Anon

V. nigra may be present on introduced plants but collections on indigenous plants are different.

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Nees

Original authors

Link

Authors

(Link) Nees

Publication place

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (ed) 1817: Das System der Pilze und Schwämme.

Year published

1816-17

Publication page

Sanctioning author

Fr.

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Botrytis nigra Link 1809

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Virgaria nigra

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Sordariomycetes

Order

Xylariales

Family

Xylariaceae

Genus

Virgaria

Species

nigra

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

has host

Nothofagus fusca (Hook.f.) Oerst.

McKenzie, E.H.C.; Buchanan, P.K.; Johnston, P.R. (2000)

has host

Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude

McKenzie, E.H.C.; Buchanan, P.K.; Johnston, P.R. (2004)

has host

Coprosma australis

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Freycinetia

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Knightia excelsa R.Br.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Leptospermum ericoides

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Melicytus ramiflorus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Nothofagus truncata (Colenso) Cockayne

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Pandanus furcatus Roxb.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Quercus

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Vitex lucens Kirk

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Hughes, S.J. 1978: New Zealand fungi. 25. Miscellaneous species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 16(3): 311-370.

Virgaria nigra (Link) Nees 1816-17

Collections Examined

On dead wood and bark, ( 1-8), Auckland Prov. (1) Coprosma anstralis, Whangapoua Saddle. Coromandel Peninsula, 5.1X.1963, PDD 21470 (DA0M 96050), (2) Dysoxilum spectabile, Cornwallis.29.VIII.1963, DA0M 96045; (3) Elaeocarpus dentatus, Upper Piha Valley. Waitakere Range, 9.X.1963. J.M.D., DA0M 96055; (4) Leptospermum ericoides, Kauri Park, Birkenhead, 12.1.1963, PDD 20463 (DAOM 93994); (5-7) L. scoparium, (5) Titirangi, 27.II.1963, DAOM 96010; (6,7) Cornwallis, 3.1.1963, DAOM 93993, PDD 20393 (DAOM 93992); (8) Melicytus ramiflorus, Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, 4.1X.1963, J.M.D., DAOM 96049; (9) Nothofagus fusca. Westland, Granville Forest, Orwell Creek, Ahaura, 2.1V.1963, DAOM 96034; (10) N. solandri var. c cliffortioides North Canterbury, Okuku Valley, North of Oxford, 19.X.1963, DAOM 96056; (11-16) Auckland Prov., (11) Rhopalostylis sapida, Fairy Fails Track, Waitakere Range, 7.VIII.1963, J.M.D., PDD 21396 (DA0M 96039); ( 12) Schefflera digitatus, Piha Valley, Waitakere Range, 31.1.1963, J.M.D., DAOM 96003; (13,14) Vitex lucens, (13) Piha Stream, Piha Waitakere Range, 11.VI.1963. J.M.D., DAOM 96037; (14) Piha Waitakere Range, 31.I.1963, PDD 20490 (DAOM 96002); (15,16) unidentified host. (15) Upper Piha Valley, Waitakere Range, 2.V.1963, DAOM 96036; (16) Scenic Drive, near Titirangi, 6.II.1963, DAOM 96005.

Description

Conidia non-septate, reniform, often obliquely attenuated to the basal scar, 4-6.3 X 2.8-4um. I now believe that Virgaria lignatilis (Schw.) Hughes (1953b) (syn. Cladosporium lignatile Schw.) is the same as V. nigra.

Notes

References: Ellis ( 1971 ), Hughes (1958).