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Pleopassalora perplexa

Pleopassalora perplexa (Beilharz, Pascoe, M.J. Wingf. & Crous) Videira & Crous, in Videira et al., Stud. Mycol. 87: 348 (2017).

           ≡ Passalora perplexa Beilharz, Pascoe, M.J. Wingf. & Crous, in Beilharz et al., Stud. Mycol. 50(2): 473 (2004).

 Index Fungorum number: IF 822776; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11199, Fig. 1–3

Description: see Beilharz et al. (2004); Videira et al. (2017).

Material examined: see Beilharz et al. (2004); Videira et al. (2017).

Fig. 1 a Conidia of Passalora perplexa in vivo. b Type 2 conidia and conidiophores of Passalora perplexa in vivo. Scale bars = 10 µm.

Fig. 2 Pleopassalora perplexa. Conidia in vitro on PDA. a Type 1 conidia. b Type 2 conidia. Scale bars = 10 µm.

Fig. 3 Type 2 conidia of Passalora perplexa forming Type 3 conidia (arrow) in vitro. Scale bar = 5 µm.

 Importance and distribution

Pleopassalora comprises two species causing leaf blight on Acacia crassicarpa (Fabaceae) (Beilharz et al. 2004). Pleopassalora has been reported mainly from Asia (Indonesia) and Australia.

 

References

Beilharz V, Pascoe IG, Wingfield M, Tjahjono B, Crous P. 2004 – Passalora perplexa, an important pleoanamorphic leaf blight pathogen of Acacia crassicarpa in Australia and Indonesia. Studies in Mycology 50, 2, 50.

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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