Leptomelanconium australiense B. Sutton 1974

Details

Name scientific

Leptomelanconium australiense B. Sutton, Nova Hedwigia 25 163 (1974)

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.

Nomenclature

Authors

B. Sutton

Original authors

B. Sutton

Publication place

Sutton, B.C. 1974: Miscellaneous coelomycetes on Eucalyptus. Nova Hedwigia 25(1-2): 161-172.

Year published

1974

Publication page

163

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Leptomelanconium australiense B. Sutton 1974

Type locality

Australia

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Leptomelanconium australiense

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Leotiomycetes

Order

Helotiales

Genus

Leptomelanconium

Species

australiense

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)

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.