Persoonia (2012) 29, 128-153

P.W. Crous, R.G. Shivas, M.J. Wingfield, B.A. Summerell, A.Y. Rossman, J.L. Alves, G.C. Adams, R.W. Barreto, A. Bell, M.L. Coutinho, S.L. Flory, G. Gates, K.R. Grice, G.E.St.J. Hardy, N.M. Kleczewski, L. Lombard, C.M.O. Longa, G. Louis-Seize, F. Macedo, D.P. Mahoney, G. Maresi, P.M. Martin-Sanchez, L. Marvanová, A.M. Minnis, L.N. Morgado, M. E. Noordeloos, A.J.L. Phillips, W. Quaedvlieg, P.G. Ryan, C. Saiz-Jimenez, K.A. Seifert, W.J. Swart, Y.P. Tan, J.B. Tanney, P.Q. Thu, S.I.R. Videira, D.M. Walker and J.Z. Groenewald (2012)
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Persoonia 29, 128-153
Abstract: Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from Australia: Catenulostroma corymbiae from Corymbia, Devriesia stirlingiae from Stirlingia, Penidiella carpentariae from Carpentaria, Phaeococcomyces eucalypti from Eucalyptus, Phialophora livistonae from Livistona, Phyllosticta aristolochiicola from Aristolochia, Clitopilus austroprunulus on sclerophyll forest litter of Eucalyptus regnans and Toxicocladosporium posoqueriae from Posoqueria. Several species are also described from South Africa, namely: Ceramothyrium podocarpi from Podocarpus, Cercospora chrysanthemoides from Chrysanthemoides, Devriesia shakazului from Aloe, Penidiella drakensbergensis from Protea, Strelitziana cliviae from Clivia and Zasmidium syzygii from Syzygium. Other species include Bipolaris microstegii from Microstegium and Synchaetomella acerina from Acer (USA), Brunneiapiospora austropalmicola from Rhopalostylis (New Zealand), Calonectria pentaseptata from Eucalyptus and Macadamia (Vietnam), Ceramothyrium melastoma from Melastoma (Indonesia), Collembolispora aristata from stream foam (Czech Republic), Devriesia imbrexigena from glazed decorative tiles (Portugal), Microcyclospora rhoicola from Rhus (Canada), Seiridium phylicae from Phylica (Tristan de Cunha, Inaccessible Island), Passalora lobeliaefistulosis from Lobelia (Brazil) and Zymoseptoria verkleyi from Poa (The Netherlands). Valsalnicola represents a new ascomycete genus from Alnus (Austria) and Parapenidiella a new hyphomycete genus from Eucalyptus (Australia). Morphological and culture characteristics along with ITS DNA barcodes are also provided.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pedro W. Crous, Michael J. Wingfield, Giles E. St J. Hardy, Amy Y. Rossman, Robert Weingart Barreto, Lorenzo Lombard, Brett A. Summerell, Kathy Grice, Nathan Kleczewski, S. Luke Flory

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Microstegium vimineum (weed)		U.S.A. (NE)
	Calonectria pseudoreteaudii	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Vietnam
	Calonectria pseudoreteaudii	Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia)	Vietnam
Bipolaris microstegii (weed bioagent)	Microstegium vimineum (weed)		U.S.A. (NE)