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Remotididymella destructiva

Remotididymella destructiva (Plowr.) Valenz.-Lopez, Cano, Crous, Guarro & Stchigel, in Valenzuela-Lopez et al., Stud. Mycol. 90: 36 (2017).

≡ Phoma destructiva Plowr., Gard. Chron. N.S. 16: 621 (1881).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 819992; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11530, Fig. 1

Description: see Valenzuela-Lopez et al. (2018).

Material considered: see Valenzuela-Lopez et al. (2018).

 

Fig. 1 Remotididymella destructiva (CBS 378.73, re-drawn from Fig. 13 in Valenzuela-Lopez et al. 2018). a Colony on MEA (front and reverse). b Pycnidia. c Squash mount of pycnidium.  d Conidiogenous cells. e Conidia. Scale bars: b = 200 μm, c = 50 μm, d, e = 5 μm.

Importance and distribution

Remotididymella comprises four species known from bronchial secretion of humans, decaying pod of Bauhinia (Fabaceae), living leaves of Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) and Solanum lycopersicum (Solanaceae). Remotididymella is reported from Asia (Russian Federation, Thailand), Europe (France (Guadeloupe), Netherlands), Oceania (Tonga) and The United States.

 

Quarantine significance

Remotididymella is categorized as a quarantine pest for North America (Mexico) (EPPO 2022).

 

References

EPPO Global Database. (2022). https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/SCIRAC/distribution

Jayasiri SC, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, McKenzie EHC et al. 2019 – Diversity, morphology and molecular phylogeny of Dothideomycetes on decaying wild seed pods and fruits. Mycosphere 10, 1–186.

Valenzuela-Lopez N, Cano-Lira JF, Guarro J, Sutton DA et al. 2018 – Coelomycetous Dothideomycetes with emphasis on the families Cucurbitariaceae and Didymellaceae. Studies in Mycology 90, 1–69.

 

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