Pseudoepicoccum cocos. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Pseudoepicoccum cocos. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Areca sp., Cocos nucifera, Elaeis guineensis. DISEASE: Oval reddish brown, zonate, leaf spots, 18 × 6 mm (11, 780). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niue, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sarawak, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa. TRANSMISSION: By airborne conidia.