Coniochaeta prunicola — first record for Slovakia and Europe

Abstract

This study reports the first record of Coniochaeta on Laurocerasus officinalis Roem. from the Nitra district. This is the first record of Coniochaeta for Slovakia and also for Europe. The fungus Coniochaeta prunicola Damm & Crous (Coniochaetales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota) was isolated from damaged leaves and twigs of host trees. Morphological analyses demonstrate that Coniochaeta prunicola and Coniochaeta velutina are distinct species.

Novel collophorina-like genera and species from Prunus trees and vineyards in Germany

“…Collophorina-like species were most frequently isolated from Prunus wood. Furthermore, they were frequently found in association with wood necroses or other wood diseases, for example on Prunus wood in South Africa ( Damm et al 2010 ), Spain ( Gramaje et al 2012 ), Slovakia ( Ivanová & Bernadovičová 2013 ), Iran ( Arzanlou et al 2016 ) and Germany ( Gierl & Fischer 2017 ). Additionally, C. hispanica was isolated on Castanea sativa in Spain in association with the Chestnut Red Stain disease.…”

“…(mostly as Collophora ) have also been reported from necrotic and symptomless wood and leaves of Prunus spp. in Germany, Iran, Slovakia and Spain ( Benavides et al 2013 , Ivanová & Bernadovičová 2013 , Aghdam & Fotouhifar 2016 , Arzanlou et al 2016 , Gierl & Fischer 2017 ), from necrotic wood of Castanea sativa ( Yurkewich et al 2017 ), from leaves of forest trees and grapevine in France ( Fort et al 2016 ) and from roots of Caluna vulgaris and Holcus lanatus in Germany ( Kreyling et al 2012 ). In addition to plant hosts, there is also one report of Collophorina from an animal, namely from the beak of a hummingbird ( Belisle et al 2012 ).…”