Globisporangium splendens (Hans Braun) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Details

Name scientific

Globisporangium splendens (Hans Braun) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish., Mycoscience 51 363 (2010)

Preferred name

Globisporangium splendens (Hans Braun) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(Hans Braun) Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakish.

Original authors

Hans Braun

Combination authors

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 splendens Hans Braun 1925

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Globisporangium splendens

Classification

Kingdom

Chromista

Phylum

Oomycota

Class

Oomycetes

Order

Peronosporales

Family

Pythiaceae

Genus

Globisporangium

Species

splendens

Synonyms

Pythium splendens Hans Braun 1925

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Hedera

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

has host

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Robertson, G.I. (1973)

has host

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Robertson, G.I. (1980)

isolated from

Aralia

ICMP (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum (Lodd.) Müll.Arg.

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

PDD (1 records from Samoa.)

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 splendens Hans Braun 1925

Description

Type: Radicicolous Fungi; Description: Colonies on corn meal agar cottony, with abundant aerial mycelium, main hyphae up to 9 μm wide. Sporangia (so designated by Robertson (1980), but termed ‘hyphal swellings’ by Plaats-Niterink (1981)) terminal, globose to subglobose, 25–45 tm in diameter. Oogonia formed in dual cultures of compatible isolates, terminal or intercalary, globose, 27–32 μm in diameter. Antheridia 1–8 per oogonium, diclinous, antheridial stalks often encircling the oogonium. Oospores aplerotic, 22–28 μm in diameter.

Distribution

Distribution: Auckland.; 1st Record: Robertson (1973a).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: None. Infrequently isolated from diseased roots (Robertson 1973a).; Host(s): Aphelandra squarrosa, Aralia sp., Eucalyptus cinerea, Fatsia japonica, Hedera sp., Luculia gratissima, Nerium oleander.