Vermisporium cylindrosporum (H.J. Swart) Nag Raj 1993

Details

Name scientific

Vermisporium cylindrosporum (H.J. Swart) Nag Raj 1993

Preferred name

Allelochaeta cylindrospora (H.J. Swart) Crous 2018

Taxonomy reference

Crous, P.W.; Liu, F.; Cai, L.; Barber, P.A.; Thangavel, R.; Summerell, B.A.; Wingfield, M.J.; Edwards, J.; Carnegie, A.J.; Groenewald, J.Z. 2018: Allelochaeta (Sporocadaceae): pigmentation lost and gained. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 2: 273-309.

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Nag Raj

Original authors

H.J. Swart

Authors

(H.J. Swart) Nag Raj

Publication place

Nag Raj, T.R. 1993: Coelomycetous Anamorphs with Appendage-bearing Conidia. Mycologue Publications.

Year published

1993

Publication page

965

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Seimatosporium cylindrosporum H.J. Swart 1982

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Vermisporium cylindrosporum

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Genus

Vermisporium

Species

cylindrosporum

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Eucalyptus

Dick, M.A. (1990)

has host

Eucalyptus radiata DC.

Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005)

Descriptions

Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) 2005: Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. 4. Fungal Diversity Press.

Vermisporium cylindrosporum (H.J. Swart) Nag Raj 1993

Description

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata stromatic, acervular, scattered to gregarious, sub-epidermal, rounded to oval, brownish black, up to 0.4 mm in diameter; on pale brown to dark brown necrotic spots with purplish margins, on both sides of leaves. Conidia cylindrical, straight or slightly curved, 3-septate, 34–50 × 3–5 μm, straw-coloured to pale brown, the four cells roughly equal in length; apical cell tapering to an acute apex; two median cells subcylindrical; basal cell obconic, base truncate, with a 2–7 μm long appendage.

Distribution

Distribution: Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, Westland.; 1st Record: Dick (1990: as Seimatosporium cylindrosporum).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: One of many fungi found associated with necrotic leaf spots on eucalypts.; Host(s): Eucalyptus radiata, E. regnans, E. saligna.