Foliophoma fallens
Foliophoma fallens (Sacc.) Crous, in Crous & Groenewald, IMA Fungus 8(1): 142 (2017).
≡ Phoma fallens Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 10: 146 (1892).
Index Fungorum number: IF 820904; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11470, Fig. 1
Description: see Crous and Groenewald (2017); Hyde et al. (2020).
Material considered: see Crous and Groenewald (2017); Hyde et al. (2020).
Fig. 1 Foliophoma camporesii (MFLU 17-1006, holotype). a, b Appearance of conidiomata on host surface. c Close up of conidioma. d–g Conidiogenesis. h–m Conidia. Scale bars: a, b = 200 μm, c = 100 μm, d, e, g = 10 μm, f, h–m = 5 μm.
Importance and distribution
Foliophoma comprises two species. Foliophoma camporesii was isolated from dead stems of Maclura pomifera (Moraceae) in Europe (Italy). Foliophoma fallens is associated with leaf spots of Olea europaea (Oleaceae) in New Zealand and Nerium oleander in Europe (Italy).
References
Crous PW, Groenewald JZ. 2017 – The Genera of Fungi – G 4: Camarosporium and Dothiora. IMA Fungus 8, 131–152.
Hyde KD, Dong Y, Phookamsak R, Jeewon R et al. 2020 – Fungal diversity notes 1151–1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa. Fungal Diversity 16,1–273.
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