Stachybotrys theobromae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Stachybotrys theobromae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Chlorophora, Hura, Persea, Theobroma. Also from dead branches. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. Asia: India, Malaysia (Sabah), Papua New Guinea. Central America and West Indies: Trinidad TRANSMISSION: Presumably via conidia dispersed by air or water, or movement of infected soil or plant debris.

Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Nigrospora sphaerica. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Abelmoschus, Acacia, Acropera, Album, Ananas, Anthurium, Amaranthus, Andropogon, Arachis, Aralia, Araucaria, Areca, Argemone, Artocarpus, Arundinaria, Asparagus, Axonopus, Bambusa, Banhinia, Bridelia, Brassica, Cajanus, Calamus, Calotropis, Camellia, Capsicum, Cardamomum, Carex, Carica, Coriandrum, Cenchrus, Centrosema, Chasmopodium, Chloris, Cicer, Cinnamomum, Citrullus, Citrus, Cocos, Coffea, Coix, Cola, Colea, Coriandrum, Crotalaria, Cucumis, Culcasia, Cupressus, Cymbopogon, Cyperus, Dianthus, Dichanthium, Dioscorea, Elaeis, Emblica, Erianthus, Eriobotrya, Eucalyptus, Euphorbia, Feronia, Ficus, Fragaria, Gladiolus, Glycine, Gomphrena, Gossypium, Hevea, Hibiscus, Hordeum, Hydrangea, Hymantrudae, Hyparrhenia, Ipomoea, Jatropha, Lactuca, Luffa, Lycopersicon, Macadamia, Mormodica, Morus, Lathyrus, Malus, Mangifera, Musa, Nicotiana, Neomarica, Nephelium, Nothofagus, Oncidium, Ophiuros, Oryza, Oxytenanthera, Panicum, Papaver, Pelargonium, Pennisetum, Pueraria, Phalaenopsis, Phaseolus, Phragmites, Physalis, Pinus, Piper, Pistia, Populus, Prunus, Pseudotsuga, Psidium, Psophocarpus, Pyrethrum, Raphanus, Ricinus, Robinia, Rosa, Rottboellia, Saccharum, Salvia, Shorea, Solanum, Sorghum, Sporobolus, Sphenoclea, Stevia, Stigmaphyllon, Strychnos, Tabebuia, Tabemaemontana, Theobroma, Trichosanthes, Trigonella, Triticum, Vicia, Vitex, Xanthosoma, Zea, Zizyphus; also from air, animals (including man and Ceroplastus), soil and plant debris, and stored foods. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprophyte. Associated with 'squirter' and 'black end' disease of banana. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain (Canary Islands), Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ASIA: Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Philippines, Sarawak, Sri Lanka, Syria. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, Fiji, Guadalcanal, New Zealand, Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga. EUROPE: Italy, Turkey, UK. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA. CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES: Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Trinidad, Windward Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Apiospora montagnei. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Acer, Agropyron, Ammophila, Andropogon, Arachis, Areca, Aristida, Arundinaria, Bambusa, Brassica, Capsicum, Carex, Chrysanthemum, Cicer, Cinnamomum, Coffea, Colocasia, Coriandrum, Cortaderia, Cucumis, Cupressus, Cynodon, Cyperus, Dactylis, Dendrocalamus, Desmostachya, Deschampsia, Dioscorea, Dolichos, Donax, Elaeis, Elymus, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Fagus, Ficus, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Gossypium, Hippocratea, Holcus, Hordeum, Hyparrhenia, Ilex, Lactuca, Lens, Leucaena, Lycopersicon, Malus, Manihot, Musa, Myrica, Nectandra, Nicotiana, Ochlandra, Oryza, Oxytenanthera, Phalaris, Phenacoccus, Phragmites, Pinus, Pisum, Prunus, Psamma, Pseudotsuga, Pyrus, Ricinus, Rottboellia, Saccharum, Sambucus, Sesamum, Solanum, Sorindeia, Spartinia, Spiraea, Stylosanthes, Themeda, Theobroma, Triticum, Urtica, Vigna, Vitis, Zea; also from air, animals, hay, food (bread, dried peas), molasses, soil and plant debris. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprophyte. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Portugal (Azores), Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ASIA: Burma, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, USA (Hawaii). EUROPE: Belgium, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Eire, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USSR. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA. CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES: Cuba, Jamaica, Windward Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Pithomyces sacchari. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Abrus, Anacardium, Ananas, Andropogon, Areca, Aristida, Arundinella, Borassus, Cajanus, Camellia, Canavalia, Casuarina, Citrus, Coffea, Coix, Cycas, Cynodon, Dioscorea, Elaeis, Eucalyptus, Gladiolus, Imperata, Lolium, Lucerne, Medicago, Musa, Nicotiana, Ophiuros, Oryza, Peltophorum, Rhus, Saccharum, Sesamum, Sorghum, Themeda, Triticum, Vigna, Withania, Zea; also from air, food (milk, stored grain), soil and plant debris, textiles, and wood. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprophyte. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ASIA: Hong Kong, India, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, Guadalcanal, New Caledonia, USA (Hawaii). NORTH AMERICA: USA. CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES: Jamaica, Trinidad. SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Mycosphaerella cruenta. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Phaseolus, Vigna; also Calopogonium, Lablab niger, Mucuna and Stizolobium deeringianum[Mucuna pruriens]. DISEASE: Leaf spot of cowpeas. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Egypt, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda, Zambia. Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, China, Hong Kong, India Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan. Australasia & Oceania: Fiji, Papua New Guinea. Central America & West Indies: Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad. North America: Canada, USA. South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by windborne ascospores and conidia, and by mycelium in soil on infected plant debris.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Scolecobasidium humicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Borassus, Ceroplastes (on Citrus), Clerodendrum, Coccothrinax, Hevea, Mangifera, Musa, Periconia (on Thuja), Psidium, Triticum. Also from grain, paint, roots, seawater and soil. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Nigeria. Asia: Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Sri Lanka. Australasia & Oceania: Papua New Guinea. Europe: UK. North America: Canada, USA. Central America & West Indies: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad. South America: Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: Presumably via conidia dispersed by air or water, or movement of infected soil or plant debris.


Author(s):  
E. Punithalingam

Abstract A description is provided for Phomopsis folliculicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Theobroma cacao (cocoa) (main host), Guazuma grandiflora (=Theobroma grandiflora) and Trochetia boutoniana (Sterculiaceae). DISEASE: Associated with rotting pod, flower stalk, bark, stem and witches broom condition of cocoa. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda); Asia (India, Malaysia, Sabah); Australasia & Oceania (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is.) South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador); Central America & West Indies (Cuba, Dominica, Granada, Jamaica, St. Lucia). TRANSMISSION: Probably by conidia dispersed by water splash during wet and humid conditions.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Ascochyta gossypii Woron. Hosts: Cotton (Gossypium), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Dahomey, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire (Congo), Zambia, ASIA, China, India (Kashmir), Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia (Sabah), Taiwan (Formosa), AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea, EUROPE, Greece, USSR (Caucasus), NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Guatemala, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil (Sao Paulo), Chile, Colombia, Venezuela.


Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Cintractia peribebuyensis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Cyperus rotundus and other Cyperus spp. including C. compressus, C. corymbosus, C. cyperoides, C. digitatus, C. distans, C. dubius, C. esculentus, C. grayii, C. ligularis, C. longus, C. macrocarpus, C. malaccensis, C. ornans, C. polystachyus, C. sphacelatus, C. tuberosus, C. zollingeri. DISEASE: Inflorescence smut of Cyperus. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire; Asia: Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan; Australasia and Oceania: Papua New Guinea, Tahiti; North America: Mexico, USA (Alabama, Delaware, MD, New Jersey, New York; 69, 2765); Central America and West Indies: Cuba, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; South America: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies have been reported.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Gibberella stilboides Gordon ex Booth. Host: Coffea arabica. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ASIA, India, West Bengal, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Papua New Guinea, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Dominica, West Indies.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Pithomyces maydicus. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Albizzia, Andropogon, Brassica, Cacuo, Calapogonium, Centrosema, Chasmopodium, Cinnamomum, Citrus, Coix, Colocasia, Elaeis, Gladiolus, Glycine, Hevea, Lycopersicon, Mangifera, Ochlandra, Oryza, Pinus, Pueraria, Podocarpus, Salvinia, Saccharum, Sorghum, Theobroma, Vanda, Vitex, Zea; also from soil and wood. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprophyte. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo. ASIA: Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Sri Lanka. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES: Honduras, Jamaica. SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


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