Wojnowiciella eucalypti
Wojnowiciella eucalypti Crous, Hern. -Restr. & M.J. Wingf., Persoonia 34: 201 (2015).
Index Fungorum number: IF 812444; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11657, Fig. 1
Description: see Wijayawardene et al. (2013b); Crous et al. (2015a, 2016b); Hernández-Restrepo et al. (2016) and Phookamsak et al. (2019).
Material examined: see Wijayawardene et al. (2013b); Crous et al. (2015a, 2016b); Hernández-Restrepo et al. (2016) and Phookamsak et al. (2019).
Figure. 1. Wojnowiciella eucalypti (CBS H-22233, holotype, re-drawn from Crous et al., 2015). a Macroconidia. b Microconidiogenous cells. c Microconidia. Scale bars: a–c = 10 µm.
Importance and role
Importance of genus to ecosystem
Species of Wojnowiciella are saprobic and helps in decomposition of organic matter in the ecosystem.
Industrial relevance and applications
The industrial application of Wojnowiciella has not been investigated.
Quarantine significance
Wojnowiciella might be of quarantine significance as some taxa are pathogenic, for example Wojnowiciella leptocarpi causes leaf spot (Hernández-Restrepo et al., 2016).
Biochemical importance of the genus, chemical diversity or applications
The chemical diversity of Wojnowiciella has not been investigated.
Diversity of the genus
Wojnowiciella comprises ten species known on Cissampelos capensis (Menispermaceae), Clematis viticella (Ranunculaceae), Dypsis sp. (Arecaceae), Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtaceae), Lonicera maackii (Caprifoliaceae), Leptocarpus sp. (Restionaceae), Rosa sp. (Rosaceae), Viburnum utile (Caprifoliaceae), stem of Spartium (Fabaceae). Wojnowiciella is reported from Australia, Belgium, China, Colombia, Italy, New Zealand and South Africa, Western Cape. Wojnowiciella may comprise many more species that awaits discovery.
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