Globisporangium rostratum (E.J. Butler) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

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Globisporangium rostratum (E.J. Butler) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish., Mycoscience 51 363 (2010)

Preferred name

Globisporangium rostratum (E.J. Butler) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Taxonomy reference

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

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish.

Original authors

E.J. Butler

Authors

(E.J. Butler) 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

363

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Pythium rostratum E.J. Butler 1907

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Globisporangium rostratum

Classification

Kingdom

Chromista

Phylum

Oomycota

Class

Oomycetes

Order

Peronosporales

Family

Pythiaceae

Genus

Globisporangium

Species

rostratum

Synonyms

Pythium rostratum E.J. Butler 1907

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

has host

Spinacia oleracea L.

Boesewinkel, H.J. (1982)

has host

Hordeum vulgare L.

Braithwaite, M.; Alexander, B.J.R.; Adams, R.L.M.

has host

Malus ×domestica Borkh.

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

has host

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.

Robertson, G.I. (1976)

has host

Persea americana Mill.

Robertson, G.I. (1977)

has host

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.

Robertson, G.I. (1980)

has host

Medicago sativa L.

Robertson, G.I. (1982)

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 rostratum E.J. Butler 1907

Description

Type: Radicicolous Fungi; Description: Colonies on corn meal agar submerged, no aerial mycelium, main hyphae up to 8 μm wide. Sporangia terminal or intercalary, globose to subglobose, 9–30 μm in diameter, or ellipsoidal to limoniform, 7–35 × 4–25 μm. Oogonia mostly intercalary, globose to subglobose, 15–25 μm in diameter, often in chains, smooth. Antheridia 1–2 per oogonium, monoclinous or hypogynous. Oospores plerotic, 14–24 μm in diameter.

Distribution

Distribution: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Taupo, Rangitikei, Wanganui, Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa, South Canterbury, Dunedin, Southland.; 1st Record: Robertson (1976).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: Infrequently isolated from damped-off seedlings and reported to be slightly pathogenic to roots of vegetable seedlings (Robertson 1976).; Host(s): Malus ×domestica, Persea americana.