Vermisporium eucalypti (McAlpine) Nag Raj 1993

Details

Name scientific

Vermisporium eucalypti (McAlpine) Nag Raj 1993

Preferred name

Allelochaeta eucalypti (McAlpine) 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

McAlpine

Authors

(McAlpine) Nag Raj

Publication place

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

Year published

1993

Publication page

966

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Cylindrosporium eucalypti McAlpine 1903

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Vermisporium eucalypti

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Genus

Vermisporium

Species

eucalypti

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Eucalyptus radiata DC.

Anonymous (2001)

has host

Eucalyptus delegatensis R.T.Baker

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

has host

Eucalyptus delegatensis R.T.Baker

Gadgil, P.D.; Dick, M.A. (2000)

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 eucalypti (McAlpine) Nag Raj 1993

Description

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata stromatic, acervular, scattered to gregarious, intra-epidermal, brown, up to 0.4 mm in diameter; on large, confluent, brown, necrotic spots, mainly on the lower surfaces of leaves. Conidia narrowly fusiform, straight or curved, 3-septate, 55–62 × 2–4 μm, hyaline; apical cell tapering gradually to a rounded, acute apex; two median cells equal in length; basal cell elongate-obconic, base truncate, with a 5–7 μm long appendage tapering to a point.

Distribution

Distribution: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Westland.; 1st Record: Gadgil & Dick (2000b).

Notes

Pathogenicity

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