Allelochaeta brevicentra (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) Crous 2018

Details

Name scientific

Allelochaeta brevicentra (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) Crous in Crous et al., FUSE 2 284 (2018)

Preferred name

Allelochaeta brevicentra (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) 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.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) Crous

Original authors

H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.

Combination authors

Crous

Publication place

Year published

2018

Publication page

284

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Vermisporium brevicentrum H.J. Swart & M.A. Will. 1983

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Allelochaeta brevicentra

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Sordariomycetes

Order

Amphisphaeriales

Family

Sporocadaceae

Genus

Allelochaeta

Species

brevicentra

Synonyms

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Eucalyptus

Barber, P.A.; Crous, P.W. et al. (2011)

has host

Eucalyptus fastigata H.Deane & Maiden

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

has host

Eucalyptus fastigata H.Deane & Maiden

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 brevicentrum H.J. Swart & M.A. Will. 1983

Description

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata stromatic, acervular, scattered to gregarious, intra-epidermal, brown, up to 0.5 mm in diameter; on large, confluent, light brown necrotic leaf spots, mainly on the lower surfaces of leaves. Conidia narrowly fusiform, straight or curved, 3-septate, 60–72 × 3–4 μm, hyaline; apical cell tapering gradually to a rounded apex; two median cells cylindrical, equal in length and together shorter than either the apical or basal cell; basal cell truncate, with a 10 μm long appendage tapering to an obtuse tip.

Distribution

Distribution: Wellington.; 1st Record: Gadgil & Dick (2000b).

Notes

Pathogenicity

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