Neocercosporidium smilacis
Neocercosporidium smilacis (Thüm.) U. Braun, C. Nakash., Videira & Crous, in Videira et al., Stud. Mycol. 87: 326 (2017).
≡ Cercospora smilacis Thüm., Inst. Rev. Cient. Litt., Coimbra 27: 14 (1879).
Index Fungorum number: IF 822765; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11170, Fig. 1
Description: see Braun et al. (2014); Videira et al. (2017).
Material examined: see Braun et al. (2014); Videira et al. (2017).
Fig. 1 Neocercosporidium smilacis (re-drawn from Passalora smilacis (HAL, Thüm., Mycoth. Univ. 1670) in Braun et al. 2014). a Superficial hypha. b Superficial hypha with solitary conidiophore. c Conidiophore fascicles. d Conidiophores. e Conidia. Scale bar = 10 µm.
Importance and distribution
Neocercosporidium comprises only one species known on Smilax and other Smilacaceae. Neocercosporidium is reported from Africa (Libya), Europe (Spain, Portugal), South America (Venezuela) and the United States (Eastern states, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Texas, Wisconsin).
References
Braun U, Crous PW, Nakashima C. 2014 – Cercosporoid fungi (Mycosphaerellaceae) 2. Species on monocots (Acoraceae to Xyridaceae, excluding Poaceae). IMA Fungus 5, 203–390.
Videira SIR, Groenewald JZ, Nakashima C, Braun U, Barreto RW, de Wit PJGM, Crous PW. 2017 – Mycosphaerellaceae - Chaos or clarity? Studies in Mycology 87, 257–421.
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