Elongisporangium anandrum (Drechsler) Uzuhasi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Details

Name scientific

Elongisporangium anandrum (Drechsler) Uzuhasi, Tojo & Kakish., Mycoscience 51 364 (2010)

Preferred name

Elongisporangium anandrum (Drechsler) Uzuhasi, 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

Presence based onliterature records of Pythium anandrum [BSW 2018]

Nomenclature

Authors

(Drechsler) Uzuhasi, Tojo & Kakish.

Original authors

Drechsler

Combination authors

Uzuhasi, 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

364

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Pythium anandrum Drechsler 1930

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Elongisporangium anandrum

Classification

Kingdom

Chromista

Phylum

Oomycota

Class

Oomycetes

Order

Peronosporales

Family

Pythiaceae

Genus

Elongisporangium

Species

anandrum

Synonyms

Pythium anandrum Drechsler 1930

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

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

has host

Lupinus

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

Robertson, G.I. (1973)

has host

Lupinus

Robertson, G.I. (1980)

isolated from

Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

ICMP (1 records from New Zealand.)

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 anandrum Drechsler 1930

Description

Type: Radicicolous Fungi; Description: Colonies on corn meal agar submerged or with scanty aerial mycelium, main hyphae up to 8 μm wide. Sporangia terminal, ellipsoidal or elongate, 54–86 × 25–38 μm, usually papillate, occasionally proliferating. Oogonia terminal, subglobose, 27–29 μm in diameter, with conical spines 3–11 μm long. Antheridia usually absent. Oospores developing parthenogenetically, plerotic or nearly so, 21–27 μm in diameter.

Distribution

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

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: Isolated from roots of container-grown plants and shown to be mildly pathogenic (Robertson 1973a).; Host(s): Lupinus sp., Rhododendron indicum.