Canavirgella banfieldii gen. and sp.nov. : a needlecast fungus on pine
Merrill W, Wenner N, Dreisbach T. 1996. Canavirgella banfieldii gen. and sp.nov. : a needlecast fungus on pine. Canadian Journal of Botany. 74:1476-1481
'Canavirgella banfieldii gen. and sp.nov. (Ascomycetes: Rhytismatales) is a previously undescribed needlecast fungus attacking Pinus strobus throughout the eastern U.S.A. from North Carolina to Maine. Pinus peuce was severely infected in northern Vermont. Hysterothecia average 3.2 cm long and are epiphyllous, subhypodermal, and dematiaceous, with clavate asci bearing short rod-saped ascospores. Pycnidia are epiphyllous, subhypodermal, concolorous, blisterlike with one or more pores, and produce minute bacillar conidia. These characteristics separate separate this fungus from existing general as presently defined.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Merrill, W.; Wenner, N.G.; Dreisbach, T.A.
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Disease, Mount Desert Island, needle blight