Obligate parasitic fungi in some parks and public gardens of Odessa

Leptospermum repo de Lange & L.M.H.Schmid sp. nov. (Myrtaceae) is segregated from L. scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (sensu lato). The new species is endemic to the peat bogs of the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and adjacent eastern ranges of the northern portion of Te Ika a Maui / North Island, Aotearoa / New Zealand. The new species belongs to the northern Te Ika a Maui / North Island clade of L. scoparium s. l., from whose other members it is morphologically distinguished by its gracile, spindly, open-branched growth habit; widely divergent, longer, linear, linear-lanceolate (rarely filiform), shortly cuspidate leaves; flowers with white petals, stamens mostly with white filaments (very rarely tinged pink near base), and by the style and stigma which are usually green (very rarely pink). Leptospermum repo now occupies ca. 10% of its former peat bog habitat, where aside from a few protected peat bogs the species is still in decline through loss of its habitat. A more recent potential threat to L. repo is myrtle rust disease, caused by Austropuccinia psidii, an exotic rust first detected in Aotearoa / New Zealand in May 2017. This rust poses a serious threat to the Myrtaceae of Aotearoa / New Zealand, for which there is at present no known effective treatment to prevent the death of infected hosts. Therefore, due to the historic loss of habitat, a threat which is still ongoing, causing the decline of many L. repo populations; and the potential threat of Austropuccinia psidii to this species, the listing proposed for the species (as Leptospermum aff. scoparium (c) (AK191319; "Waikato peat bog") by the New Zealand Indigenous Vascular Plant Threat Listing Panel of "Threatened / Nationally Critical DP, De " is here upheld.

Section: Acknowledgmentsunclassified

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2021

“…Braun & S.Takam. (Heluta et al, 2009b;Korytnianska et al, 2012;Chinan, 2019) та Podosphaera parietariae (Schwarzman) U. Braun & S.Takam.…”

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First record of Phyllactinia moricola (Erysiphales, Ascomycota) on Morus alba in Europe

Heluta¹,

Korytnianska²

2021

Information on the record of Phyllactinia moricola, a new in Ukraine alien powdery mildew fungus, is reported. The teleomorph of the fungus was collected in October–December 2020 on Morus alba in Odesa. The description and illustrations of the studied material are provided. The disease caused by this species can significantly reduce the ornamental properties of mulberry, a popular plant that is often used in greenery in the settlements of Ukraine. It is noted that the fungus can spread to Southern Europe, where it may cause significant damage to horticulture and silk production.

A critical revision of the powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae, Ascomycota) of Ukraine: Arthrocladiella and Blumeria

Heluta¹

2022

The previously compiled list of species of powdery mildew fungi of Ukraine was published more than 30 years ago. That list included 108 species belonging to 12 genera. However, over the past three decades, numerous changes have been made in the system of the former order Erysiphales, in particular, in its generic composition; moreover, dozens of new species have been described. At the same time, many species of powdery mildew fungi were introduced to Europe, including Ukraine, in particular, from East Asia and North America. Thus, the species composition of powdery mildew fungi of Ukraine has undergone significant changes and requires a critical revision. Therefore, a series of relevant articles is planned to be published. This article, the first in the series, deals with the small genera Arthrocladiella and Blumeria. A list of species of these genera recorded in Ukraine (Arthrocladiella mougeotii, Blumeria avenae, B. bulbigera, B. dactylidis, B. graminicola, B. graminis, and B. hordei), their distribution by regions of Ukraine and a key for identification are provided. Arthrocladiella mougeotii was found to occur occasionally only in nine regions, mainly in the southern part of Ukraine, primarily in the forest-steppe and steppe zones and on the South Coast of Crimea. Blumeria avenae was recorded only in two regions, on the South Coast of Crimea and in Central Polissya and should be also considered rare in Ukraine. The remaining species were observed quite often and registered in 14–24 regions, while B. graminicola and B. graminis are regarded as the most common ones.