Paraleptosphaeria nitschkei
Paraleptosphaeria nitschkei (Rehm ex G. Winter) Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley, in Gruyter et al., Stud. Mycol. 75: 20 (2012) [2013].
≡ Leptosphaeria nitschkei Rehm ex G. Winter, Flora, Regensburg 55: 510 (1872).
Index Fungorum number: IF 564723; Facesoffungi number: FoF 00442, Fig. 1
Description: see Ariyawansa et al. (2015).
Material considered: see Ariyawansa et al. (2015).
Fig. 1 Paraleptosphaeria nitschkei (MFLU 13-0644). a Appearance of ascomata on host surface. b Section through ascomata. c Peridium. d Pseudoparaphyses. e, f Asci with ascospores. g–j Ascospores. k, l Colonies on MEA media. m Appearance of conidioma on host substrate. n Section through conidioma. o Peridium. p, q Conidiogenous cell and conidia. Scale bars: b = 50 µm, c, d, o = 10 µm, e, f = 20 µm, g–j, p, q = 5 µm, m = 200 µm, n = 100 µm.
Importance and distribution
Paraleptosphaeria comprises nine species known on Cacalia sp. (Asteraceae), Cirsium spinosissimum (Asteraceae), Dryas octopetala (Rosaceae), Epifagus virginiana (Orobanchaceae), Petasites sp. (Asteraceae), Polylepis tarapacana (Rosaceae), Prunus padus (Rosaceae), Rubus idaeus (Rosaceae) and Rumex domesticus (Polygonaceae). Paraleptosphaeria is known from Asia (Russia), Europe (Austria, Bolivia, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland) and The United States.
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