Diplodia cupressi

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Diplodia cupressi - A) conidiomata on bark, B-E) conidiogenous cells, F,G) spermatogenous cells and spermatia, H-I) conidia. Scale bars: A = 1 mm, B, H = 10 μm, scale bar of B applies to C–G, scale bar of H applies to I
Author(s): A.J.L. Phillips, A. Alves, J. Abdollahzadeh, B. Slippers, M.J. Wingfield, J.Z. Groenewald and P.W. Crous
Source: Studies in Mycology, 2013, 76, p.89

Diplodia cupressi A.J.L. Phillips & A. Alves 2006

This fungus is found in the Mediterranean region, in South Africa, as well as in North America (e.g. Stanosz et al., 2015). It infects cypress and related plants, causing canker and shoot blight with foliage turning brownish. This species is morphologically similar to Diplodia mutila

Synonyms:
Diplodia pinea f.sp. cupressi