Lecanosticta pini
Lecanosticta pini Syd., in Sydow & Petrak, Annls mycol. 20(3/4): 211 (1922).
Index Fungorum number: IF 274508; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11161, Fig. 1
Description: see Sutton (1980); Videira et al. (2017).
Material examined: see Sutton (1980); Videira et al. (2017).
Fig. 1 Lecanosticta pini. a Brown spot symptoms of host. b Asci and ascospores c Conidiophores. d Conidia (a, c re-drawn from Fig. 3 in Crous et al. 2012; b, d re-drawn from Fig. 1 in van der Nest et al. 2019).
Importance and distribution
Lecanosticta comprises ten species causing brown spot needle blight on Pinus species (Pinaceae). Lecanosticta has a wide distribution including Asia (China), North America (Canada, Mexico, the United States).
Quarantine significance
Species of Lecanosticta are on the European quarantine list as they cause serious disease leading to defoliation, dieback and death of host plant (EPPO 2022).
References
EPPO Global Database. 2022 – Available at: https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/SCIRAC/distribution
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