Mycotaxon (2005) 93, 297-308

Monica S. Torres, James F. White Jr., Guadalupe Cazares, Marshall Bergen, Joseph F. Bischoff and Raymond F. Sullivan (2005)
A new species and its phylogenetic placement in the Didymella/Phoma complex (Phaeosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales)
Mycotaxon 93 (1), 297-308
Abstract: A proposed new species, Phoma billsii sp. nov., was obtained from soil samples from Hawaii. The features of this new species are described and it is distinguished from other species to which it is similar. Large subunit 28S rDNA sequences are employed to place this new species phylogenetically. Phoma billsii is placed in a Didymella/Phoma complex in family Phaeosphaeriaceae of the Pleosporales. Sequence similarity of ITS1 rDNA was used to evaluate distinctness from similar species in Didymella and Phoma. A phylogenetic approach for classification of phomoid fungi is advocated.
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Database assignments for author(s): James F. White, Joseph F. Bischoff

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phoma (anamorphic genus)