Mycopathologia (2001) 151, 71-80
José Maurício Pereira and Robert W. Barreto (2001)
Additions to the mycobiota of the weed Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in southeastern Brazil
Mycopathologia 151 (2), 71-80
Abstract: A sequel to the work of systematic surveying the mycobiota ofLantana camara aimed at finding potential biocontrol agents, was carried out during 1995-1996 covering part of its centre of origin in Brazil (state of Minas Gerais). Fifty-eight sampling sites, representing the four main climatic types in the state of Minas Gerais, were surveyed. Additionalad hoc collections were made in the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Paraná Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Fifteen fungal species were recorded in association with L. camara including the previously undescribed species Phomopsis lantanae-glutinosae sp. nov. Five fungi are also newly recorded on this host in Brazil: Cercospora lantanicola Corynespora cassiicola Meliola ambigua Mycovellosiella lantaniphila and Phomopsis lantanae. The following fungi, previously recorded on L. camara in Brazil, are recorded here for the first time in Minas Gerais: Dendryphielia aspera Micropustulomyces mucilaginosus Mycovellosiella lantanae Pseudocercospora guianensis and Puccinia lantanae.
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Database assignments for author(s): Robert Weingart Barreto
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation
identification/taxonomy
