TY - JOUR
T1 - Reassessing Vermisporium (Amphisphaeriaceae), a genus of foliar pathogens of eucalypts
AU - Barber, P.A.
AU - Crous, P.W.
AU - Groenewald, J.Z.
AU - Pascoe, I.G.
AU - Keane, P.
N1 - Reporting year: 2011
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The genus Vermisporium presently accommodates 13 species, 11 of which are associated with leaf spots of eucalypts in the Southern Hemisphere. Vermisporium is chiefly distinguished from Seimatosporium (Amphisphaeriaceae) on the basis of a short exogenous basal appendage, and the absence of a recognisable apical appendage. Due to the increasing importance of these species in native forests, and confusion pertaining to their taxonomy, a revision of the genus was undertaken based on fresh collections and dried herbarium specimens. Results from DNA sequence data analyses of the nrDNA-ITS and 28S nrRNA genes for species of Vermisporium indicated the genus to be a synonym of Seimatosporium. New combinations are introduced in Seimatosporium for several species: S. acutum, S. biseptatum, S. brevicentrum, S. obtusum, S. orbiculare, S. verrucisporum and S. walkeri. An updated key to all species occurring on eucalypts is also provided.
Keywords: Australia, Eucalyptus, foliar pathogen, Seimatosporium, taxonomy
AB - The genus Vermisporium presently accommodates 13 species, 11 of which are associated with leaf spots of eucalypts in the Southern Hemisphere. Vermisporium is chiefly distinguished from Seimatosporium (Amphisphaeriaceae) on the basis of a short exogenous basal appendage, and the absence of a recognisable apical appendage. Due to the increasing importance of these species in native forests, and confusion pertaining to their taxonomy, a revision of the genus was undertaken based on fresh collections and dried herbarium specimens. Results from DNA sequence data analyses of the nrDNA-ITS and 28S nrRNA genes for species of Vermisporium indicated the genus to be a synonym of Seimatosporium. New combinations are introduced in Seimatosporium for several species: S. acutum, S. biseptatum, S. brevicentrum, S. obtusum, S. orbiculare, S. verrucisporum and S. walkeri. An updated key to all species occurring on eucalypts is also provided.
Keywords: Australia, Eucalyptus, foliar pathogen, Seimatosporium, taxonomy
U2 - 10.3767/003158511X617381
DO - 10.3767/003158511X617381
M3 - Article
SN - 0031-5850
VL - 27
SP - 90
EP - 118
JO - Persoonia
JF - Persoonia
ER -