Three ascomycetes on leaves of evergreen Ilex trees from Japan: Rhytisma ilicis-integrae sp. nov., R. ilicis-latifoliae, and R. ilicis-pedunculosae sp. nov

Morphological and molecular characterization of Rhytisma filamentosum sp. nov. from Nagano Prefecture, Japan

“…This would be a distinguishing feature between the new species and the other species. The new species is also clearly different from the other known species of Rhytisma (Saccardo 1889;Woo and Partridge 1969;Cannon and Minter 1986;Minter 1996;Hudler et al 1998;Ganley et al 2004;Hou and Piepenbring 2005;Suto 2009;Wang et al 2009;Hou et al 2010;Lantz et al 2011). We believe the unique morphology of R. filamentosum clearly justifies its new species status.…”

The northernmost plant pathogenic fungus, Rhytisma arcticum sp. nov.: Morphological and molecular characterization of a novel species from Ellesmere Island, Canada

“…Rhytisma is a widespread genus of Ascomycota found throughout the world (Cannon & Minter, 1986; Ganley et al, 2004; Hou et al, 2010; Hou & Piepenbring, 2005; Hudler et al, 1998; Lantz et al, 2011; Minter, 1996, 1997a, 1997b; Saccardo, 1889; Suto, 2009; Wang et al, 2009; Woo & Partridge, 1969). These fungi are usually parasites that live on the leaves of deciduous trees, where they cause tar spot symptoms.…”