Nothopericoniella perseae-macranthae
Nothopericoniella perseae-macranthae (Hosag. & U. Braun) Videira & Crous, in Videira, Groenewald, Nakashima, Braun, Barreto, de Wit & Crous, Stud. Mycol. 87: 364 (2017)
≡ Periconiella perseae-macranthae Hosag. & U. Braun, Indian Phytopath. 48(3): 260 (1996) [1995].
Index Fungorum number: IF 822767; Facesoffungi number: FoF xxx, Fig. 1
Description: see Videira et al. (2017)
Material examined: see Videira et al. (2017)
Fig. 1. Nothopericoniella perseae-macranthae (redrawn from Batista et al. 1963, iconotype). a Ascus. b Ascospores. c Mycelium. Scale bar = 10 µm
Importance and role
Importance of genus to ecosystem
Species of Nothopericoniella are pathogenic. They cause disease on host plant.
Industrial relevance and applications
There are currently no industrial applications of Nothopericoniella.
Quarantine significance
No biocontrol use has been reported from Nothopericoniella.
Biochemical importance of the genus, chemical diversity or applications
The chemical diversity of Nothopericoniella is unknown.
Diversity of the genus
Nothopericoniella comprises only one species known on living and fading leaves of Persea macrantha (Lauraceae) in India. Broad studies are needed to discover more species of Nothopericoniella.
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