Neofusicoccum parvum
Neofusicoccum parvum (Pennycook & Samuels) Crous, Slippers & A.J.L. Phillips, in Crous et al., Stud. Mycol. 55: 248 (2006).
≡ Fusicoccum parvum Pennycook & Samuels, Mycotaxon 24: 455 (1985).
Index Fungorum number: IF 500879; Facesoffungi number: FoF 02411, Fig. 1
Description: see Crous et al. (2006); Phillips et al. (2013).
Material considered: see Crous et al. (2006); Phillips et al. (2013).
Fig. 1 Neofusicoccum parvum (MFLU 11–0220). a Ascostromata on host tissue. b Section through ascostroma. c Section through peridium. d Pseudoparaphyses. e−g Asci. h−k Ascospores. Scale bars: a = 500 μm, b = 100 μm, c, d = 20 μm, e−g = 40 μm, h−k = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Neofusicoccum species have been reported to be associated with stem canker and dieback of various hosts such as blueberry in Chile (Espinoza and Briceño 2009), Eucalyptus in Ethiopia (Demissie et al. 2020), avocado dieback in Spain (Zea-Bonilla et al. 2007), leaf blight of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in Peninsular Malaysia (Ngobisa et al. 2013), and mango branch wilt disease (Alva et al. 2009). Some Neofusicoccum species also cause postharvest rot and mummification of fruits such as strawberry and apple (Lopes et al. 2014; Jurick et al. 2013). Neofusicoccum luteum can produce phytotoxic metabolites such as Luteopyroxin, Neoanthraquinone, and Luteoxepinone, a Disubstituted Furo-α-pyrone, a Hexasubstituted Anthraquinone, and a Trisubstituted Oxepi-2-one (Masi et al. 2020).
Neofusicoccum comprises 45 species known on host plants in Anacardiaceae, Buxaceae, Combretaceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Proteaceae and Vitaceae. Neofusicoccum has been reported from Africa (Algeria, Cameroon, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal), Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland), Europe (France, Greece, United Kingdom), South America (Brazil, Venezuela) and The United States (Washington).
References
Crous PW, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Rheeder J et al. 2006 – Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae. Studies in Mycology 55, 235–253. 10.3114/sim.55.1.235
Demissie MG, Sabir FK, Edossa GD, Gonfa BA. 2020 – Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Lippia adoensis (Koseret) and Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity. Journal of Chemistry 9.
Espinoza J, Briceño E, Chavez E, Úrbez-Torres JR, Latorre B. 2009 – Neofusicoccum spp. Associated with Stem Canker and Dieback of Blueberry in Chile. Plant Disease 93, 1187–1194.
Javier A, Gramaje D, Álvarez LA, Armengol J. 2009 – First Report of Neofusicoccum parvum Associated with Dieback of Mango Trees in Peru. Plant Disease 93, 426.
Jurick WM, Vico I, Gaskins VL, Janisiewicz WJ, Peter KA. 2013 – First Report of Neofusicoccum ribis Causing Post harvest Decay of Apple Fruit from Cold Storage in Pennsylvania. Plant disease 97(7), 999.
Lopes A, Barradas C, Phillips A, Alves A. 2016 – Diversity and phylogeny of Neofusicoccum species occurring in forest and urban environments in Portugal. Mycosphere 7, 906–920.
Masi M, Reveglia P, Billones-Baaijens R, Górecki M, Pescitelli G, Savocchia S, Evidente A. 2020 – Phytotoxic Metabolites from Three Neofusicoccum Species Causal Agents of Botryosphaeria Dieback in Australia, Luteopyroxin, Neoanthraquinone, and Luteoxepinone, a Disubstituted Furo-α-pyrone, a Hexasubstituted Anthraquinone, and a Trisubstituted Oxepi-2-one from Neofusicoccum luteum. Journal of Natural Products 83.
Nyaka Ngobisa AI, Zainal Abidin MA, Wong MY, Wan Noordin MW. 2013 – Neofusicoccum ribis Associated with Leaf Blight on Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in Peninsular Malaysia. The plant pathology journal 29, 10–16.
Phillips AJ, Alves A, Abdollahzadeh J, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Groenewald JZ, Crous PW. 2013 – The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture. Studies in Mycology 76, 51–167. doi: 10.3114/sim0021.
Zea-Bonilla T, González-Sánchez M, Martin-Sanchez P, Pérez-Jiménez R. 2007 – Avocado Dieback Caused by Neofusicoccum parvum in the Andalucia Region, Spain. Plant Disease 91, 1052–1052.
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