Fungal Planet description sheets: 107–127

Abstract

Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from Australia: Phytophthora amnicola from still water, Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi from Castanea sp., Pseudoplagiostoma corymbiae from Corymbia sp., Diaporthe eucalyptorum from Eucalyptus sp., Sporisorium andrewmitchellii from Enneapogon aff. lindleyanus, Myrmecridium banksiae from Banksia, and Pilidiella wangiensis from Eucalyptus sp. Several species are also described from South Africa, namely: Gondwanamyces wingfieldii from Protea caffra, Montagnula aloes from Aloe sp., Diaporthe canthii from Canthium inerne, Phyllosticta ericarum from Erica gracilis, Coleophoma proteae from Protea caffra, Toxicocladosporium strelitziae from Strelitzia reginae, and Devriesia agapanthi from Agapanthus africanus. Other species include Phytophthora asparagi from Asparagus officinalis (USA), and Diaporthe passiflorae from Passiflora edulis (South America). Furthermore, novel genera of coelomycetes include Chrysocrypta corymbiae from Corymbia sp. (Australia), Trinosporium guianense, isolated as a contaminant (French Guiana), and Xenosonderhenia syzygii, from Syzygium cordatum (South Africa). Pseudopenidiella piceae from Picea abies (Czech Republic), and Phaeocercospora colophospermi from Colophospermum mopane (South Africa) represent novel genera of hyphomycetes. Morphological and culture characteristics along with ITS DNA barcodes are provided for all taxa.

MultiplePhytophthoraspecies associated with a single riparian ecosystem in South Africa

“…Likewise P. amnicola is known only from Australia where it was found in river and soil beneath a diseased Patersonia spp. plant (Crous et al 2012). There is no evidence to suggest that P. amnicola and P. thermophila were introduced into South Africa.…”

“…Likewise P. bilorbang (Phytophthora taxon OakSoil) is well known from France Delatour 1999, Brasier et al 2003), North America (Reeser et al 2011) and Australia (Aghighi et al 2012). In Australia several other species, such as P. amnicola, P. fluvialis, P. inundata and P. thermophile, were isolated frequently from water , Crous et al 2012, Hü berli et al 2013. Given their wide distribution elsewhere, perhaps some of these species occur in South Africa but the limited geographic area sampled in the present study was insufficient to test this.…”

“…Phytophthora taxon Sisulu-river is more closely related to P. asparagi than to P. taxon sulawesiensis. Phytophthora asparagi is a well known species that causes spear and root rot of Asparagus officinalis in Australia, Europe, New Zealand and USA (Fö rster and Coffey 1993, Cunnington et al 2005, Saude et al 2008, Crous et al 2012) and basal root rot of plants in the family Agavaceae in Australia (Cunnington et al 2005). Little is known regarding P. taxon sulawesiensis, except that it was isolated from a declining clove (Syzygium aromaticum) tree from Sulawesi, Indonesia.…”

Towards incorporating asexual fungi in a natural classification: checklist and notes 2012–2016

“…Chrysocrypta Crous & Summerell Crous et al (2012c) introduced this monotypic, coelomycetous genus. listed Chrysocrypta under Cryphonectriaceae.…”

“…Phookamsak et al (2014) agreed with this familial placement. Crous Crous et al (2012c) Xerombrophila Baral Baral et al (2013) introduced this genus with hyphomycetous asexual morph. DNA sequence analyses showed that it belongs to Helotiaceae.…”