Davisomycella asiatica. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Davisomycella asiatica. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Pinus sp. DISEASES: Needle cast of pines. Very little is known of the biology of this recently-described and interesting species, which has some features intermediate between Davisomycella Darker and Elytroderma Darker, but in view of the parasitic behaviour of other members of the same genus in North America, and of the strongly parasitic biology of members of the genus Elytroderma, it must be regarded as a potential pathogen of pines in south-east Asia. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Thailand. TRANSMISSION: By airborne ascospores in wet or humid conditions.