Pestalotiopsis funerea . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Abstract

A description is provided for Pestalotiopsis funerea. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Coniferae, including Araucaria, Cedrus, Chamaecyparis, Cryptomeria, Cupressocyparis, Cupressus, Dacrydium, Ginkgo, Juniperus, Libocedrus, Pinus, Pseudotsuga and Thuja. DISEASE: Leaf and stem blight, occasionally canker or girdling, dieback and root-rot. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Europe (UK, Italy, Romania, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium); Africa (S. Africa, Kenya, Rhodesia, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia); Asia (USSR, Japan); Australasia (Australia, New Zealand); America (Canada, Ecuador, USA, Bermuda). TRANSMISSION: Has been found in seed samples (35, 643) and isolated from soil, but no detailed studies have been reported.