Phylogenetic reassessment of Mycosphaerella spp. and their anamorphs occurring on Eucalyptus. II

P.W. Crous, M.J. Wingfield, J.P. Mansilla, A.C. Alfenas, J.Z. Groenewald

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Abstract

Species of Eucalyptus are widely planted as exotics in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere and to some extent in southern Europe, for timber and fibre production. Species of Mycosphaerella are commonly associated with leaves and twigs of Eucalyptus and can result in defoliation, dieback, and even tree death. In the present study, numerous isolates of Mycosphaerella species were collected from leaf litter, living leaves exhibiting leaf spot symptoms or severe Mycosphaerella leaf blotch symptoms. Isolates were compared based on DNA sequence data for the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1 & ITS2) and the 5.8S gene. These data, together with characteristics of the fungal growth on three different media, morphology of the anamorph and teleomorph structures as well as ascospore germination patterns were used to describe 21 new species.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-131
JournalStudies in Mycology
Volume55
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • leaf disease
  • dissoconium
  • australia
  • indonesia
  • fungi
  • nov

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