Teratosphaeria australiensis (B. Sutton) Crous 2009

Details

Name scientific

Teratosphaeria australiensis (B. Sutton) Crous, Persoonia 23 (2009)

Preferred name

Teratosphaeria australiensis (B. Sutton) Crous 2009

Taxonomy reference

Crous, P.W.; Summerell, B.A.; Carnegie, A.J., Wingfield, M.J.; Hunter, G.C.; Burgess, T.I.; Andjic, V.; Barber, P.A.; Groenewald, J.Z. 2009: Unravelling Mycosphaerella: do you believe in genera?. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 23: 99-118.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Anon

Nomenclature

Authors

(B. Sutton) Crous

Original authors

B. Sutton

Combination authors

Crous

Publication place

Year published

2009

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Leptomelanconium australiense B. Sutton 1974

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Teratosphaeria australiensis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Dothideomycetes

Order

Capnodiales

Family

Teratosphaeriaceae

Genus

Teratosphaeria

Species

australiensis

Synonyms

Leptomelanconium australiense B. Sutton 1974

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.

Anonymous (2002)

has host

Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.

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

has host

Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.

Gadgil, P.D.; Dick, M.A.; Dobbie, K. (2003)

has host

Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.

Ridley, G.S. (2002)

has host

Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.

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.

Leptomelanconium australiense B. Sutton 1974

Description

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata acervular, scattered, subepidermal becoming erumpent and pushing up a flap of the epidermis, brown, 0.1–0.3 mm in diameter; on angular light brownish leaf spots with a dark brown margin, up to 15 × 10 mm, on the lower surfaces of living leaves. Conidia irregular, mainly elliptical, 0-septate, 8–12 × 4–6 μm, verruculose, medium brown, base truncate.

Distribution

Distribution: Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay.; 1st Record: Ridley (2002).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: None.; Host(s): Eucalyptus ficifolia.