Globisporangium middletonii (Sparrow) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Details

Name scientific

Globisporangium middletonii (Sparrow) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish., Mycoscience 51 362 (2010)

Preferred name

Globisporangium middletonii (Sparrow) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish.

Original authors

Sparrow

Authors

(Sparrow) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish.

Publication place

Uzuhashi, S.; Tojo, M.; Kakishima, M. 2010: Phylogeny of the genus Pythium and description of new genera. Mycoscience 51: 337-365.

Year published

2010

Publication page

362

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Pythium middletonii Sparrow 1960

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Globisporangium middletonii

Classification

Kingdom

Chromista

Phylum

Oomycota

Class

Oomycetes

Order

Peronosporales

Family

Pythiaceae

Genus

Globisporangium

Species

middletonii

Synonyms

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

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

has host

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Robertson, G.I. (1973)

has host

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Robertson, G.I. (1980)

isolated from

Cytisus

ICMP (1 records from [Not available].)

isolated from

Rosa multiflora Thunb.

ICMP (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Rosa multiflora Thunb.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

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.

Pythium middletonii Sparrow 1960

Description

Type: Radicicolous Fungi; Description: Colonies on corn meal agar submerged, no aerial mycelium, main hyphae up to 8 μm wide. Sporangia proliferating internally, subglobose to ellipsoidal, 25–42 × 22–37 μm, with distinct apical papilla. Oogonia mostly intercalary, 20–24 μm in diameter, smooth. Antheridia monoclinous, stalked or sessile, both diclinous and hypogynous. Oospores plerotic, 19–21 μm in diameter.

Distribution

Distribution: Auckland, Waikato.; 1st Record: Robertson (1973a).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: None. Infrequently isolated from diseased roots (Robertson 1973a).; Host(s): Cytisus scoparius, Rosa multiflora.