Elsinoe psidii (Bitanc. & Jenkins) Romberg & W.C. Allen 2016

Details

Name scientific

Elsinoe psidii (Bitanc. & Jenkins) Romberg & W.C. Allen in Rossman et al., IMAFungus 7 302 (2016)

Preferred name

Elsinoe psidii (Bitanc. & Jenkins) Romberg & W.C. Allen 2016

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Anon

Nomenclature

Authors

(Bitanc. & Jenkins) Romberg & W.C. Allen

Original authors

Bitanc. & Jenkins

Combination authors

Romberg & W.C. Allen

Publication place

Rossman, Amy Y.; Cavan Allen, W.; Braun, Uwe; Castlebury, Lisa A.; Chaverri, Priscila; Crous, Pedro W.; Hawksworth, David L.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Johnston, Peter; Lombard, Lorenzo; Romberg, Megan; Samson, Rob A.; Seifert, Keith A.; Stone, Jeffrey K.; Udayanga, Dhanushka; White, James F. 2016: Overlooked competing asexual and sexually typified generic names of Ascomycota with recommendations for their use or protection. IMA Fungus 7(2): 289-308.

Year published

2016

Publication page

302

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Sphaceloma psidii Bitanc. & Jenkins 1950

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Elsinoe psidii

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Dothideomycetes

Order

Myriangiales

Family

Elsinoaceae

Genus

Elsinoe

Species

psidii

Synonyms

Sphaceloma psidii Bitanc. & Jenkins 1950

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg.) O.Berg

Brien, R.M.; Dingley, J.M. (1951)

has host

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg.) O.Berg

Dingley, J.M. (1969)

has host

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg.) O.Berg

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

has host

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg.) O.Berg

Jenkins, A.E.; Bitancourt, A.A. (1955)

has host

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg.) O.Berg

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Acca sellowiana

PDD (3 records from [Not available].)

has host

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg.) O.Berg

PDD (6 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Dingley, J.M. 1969: Records of plant diseases in New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin. 192.

Sphaceloma psidii Bitanc. & Jenkins 1950

Pathogenicity

In New Zealand Sphaceloma psidii occurs only in the Auckland area on leaves of feijoa. It infects some seedling trees, causing considerable distortion of the leaves.

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.

Sphaceloma psidii Bitanc. & Jenkins 1950

Description

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata acervular, intraepidermal, erumpent, elongated, pale brown; on small (1–3 mm diameter), scattered, occasionally confluent, roughly circular to irregular, greyish white leaf spots with a dark brown, wavy, slightly raised margin, on both sides of leaves. Conidiophores closely packed, septate, slightly inflated in the middle, tapering towards the apex, 30–200 μm long. Conidia globose to ovoid, 0-septate, smooth, hyaline.

Distribution

Distribution: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty.; 1st Record: Jenkins & Bitancourt (1955).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: Locally significant in young plants, causing distortion of leaves (Dingley 1969).; Host(s): Feijoa sellowiana.