Parodiella hedysari. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Parodiella hedysari. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Occurs on leaves of a wide range of papilionoid Leguminosae. Recorded from Aeschynomene nyasana, Alysicarpus vaginalis, Amphicarpaea sp., Atylosia grandiflora, A. scarabaeoides, Clitoria rubiginosa, Crotalaria albida, C. calycina, C. juncea, C. mysorenis, C. ononoides, C. ovalis, C. prostrata, C. retusa, Desmodium acuminatum, D. adscendens, D. barbatum, D. canadense, D. canescens, D. gangeticum, D. laxiflorum, D. marilandicum, D. microphyllum, D. obtusum, D. paniculatum, D. scorpiurus, D. strictum, D. triflorum, Dolichos malosanus, Eriosema violaceum, Flemingia cumingiana, F. macrophyllla, F. parviflora, Gleditsia triacanthos, Hedysarum sp., Indigofera daleoides, I. prostrata, I. spicata, I. suffruticosa, I. swaziensis, I. tanganyikensis, Kotschya strigosa, Lablab purpureus, Lespedeza cuneata, L. sericea, Maprounea africana, Mucuna sp., Neorautenenia pseudopachyrhiza, Pediomelum argophyllum, P. cuspidatum, P. digitatum, Phaseolus linearis, Psoralea sp., Rhynchosia cinerea, R. R. difformis, R. reniformis, R. senna, R. tomentosa, Sesbania micrantha, Smithia bigemina, Strophostyles helvola, Tephrosia sp. and Vigna vexillata. DISEASE: Parodiella hedysari is a biotrophic parasite, which apparently causes little damage to tissues even when the leaf is completely covered in ascomata. Presumably at least a significant loss of photosynthetic potential must occur. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Very widely distributed throughout the tropics and warm temperate regions, and in North America extending almost to the Canadian border. Reported from: Argentina, Australia (Queensland), Botswana, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sarawak, Sierra Leone, Trinidad, Uganda, USA (Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin), Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe. TRANSMISSION: no studies have been made, but ascospores are almost certainly wind- dispersed.

Author(s):  
E. V. Bogomolova

Abstract A description is provided for Torula herbarum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Leaf and stem spots in plants; foot-rot of coriander; stem blight in Zizyphus mauritiana (small brown specks on bark near cut ends of branches, these spots enlarging into dark brown lesions and coalescing within 10-15 days, further stages being characterized by black broad strips of lesions, which progress towards the basal part of the tree); destruction of paper; biodeterioration of marble; decomposition of soil organic matter. HOSTS: Very common on or in dead herbaceous stems, wood (including artefacts such as baskets, cloth and furniture), soil, air, calcareous and siliceous rock, and artefacts such as concrete, linoleum, paper, sacking material and tiles. The fungus has also been observed in association with many other fungi. There are two records of this fungus being isolated from nasal swabs of Equus equus. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan. AFRICA: Ethiopia, Ghana [as Gold Coast], Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa (Transvaal), Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia [as Northern Rhodesia]. NORTH AMERICA: Canada (Ontario, Saskatchewan), USA (California, Colorado, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia). CENTRAL AMERICA: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil (Pernambuco), Chile, Venezuela. ASIA: Bangladesh, China (Shaanxi, Zhejiang), Cyprus, India (Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh), Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia (Russian Far East), Sabah, Sarawak, Sri Lanka, Taiwan. AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Queensland, Victoria), New Caledonia, New Zealand. EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine. TRANSMISSION: By dissemination of air-borne conidia.


Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Ustilago syntherismae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Digitaria spp., including D. filiformis, D. ischaemum, D. sanguinalis. DISEASE: Loose smut of Digitaria. Infection sometimes dwarfs the host and causes it to branch more profusely than usual (36, 657); it is also reported that vegetative vigour is much prolonged in infected plants compared with uninfected (30, 432). Surface contamination by the large number of ustilospores when shed may result in some discolouration of the entire inflorescence including sheaths and leaf blades. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: 'Congo', Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia: Azerbaijan, China, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia (central Asia, far east); Australasia: Australia: NSW (31, 225); Europe: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark (39, 284), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (European region), Ukraine (52, 354); North America: Canada (Ontario; 46, 3383), Mexico, USA (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, IA, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, MD, ME, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, MS, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia; 69, 2765); South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay. (33, 634; 40, 209; 48, 2203; 50, 2756; 64, 4163). TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies have been reported; ustilospores are presumably disseminated by air currents and infection is thought to be systemic.


Author(s):  
V. P. Hayova

Abstract A description is provided for Diplodia rosarum, which has been implicated in canker or dieback of cultivated roses. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (USA (California, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas), Brazil, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, India, (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Cuba, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Irish Republic, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine and UK), hosts (Rosa arvensis, R. banksiana, R. canina, R. centifolia, R. corymbifera, R. hybrida, R. multiflora, R. spinosissima, R. tomentosa, R. willmottiae and Rosa sp.) and associated fungi (Botryotinia fuckeliana, Hendersonula sp., Macrophoma camarana, Microdiplodia rosarum, Coniothyrium olivaceum, Pleospora herbarum f. microspora and Valsa ambiens).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Peach yellows phytoplasma Bacteria: Phytoplasmas Hosts: Peach (Prunus persica), also other Prunus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Ontario, USA, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Melanotus communis Gyllenhal. Coleoptera: Elateridae. Main hosts: sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), potato (Solanum tuberosum), many grasses, and some vegetables and cereals. Information is given on the geographical distribution in North America (Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, USA).


Author(s):  
J. C. David

Abstract A description is provided for Passalora sojina. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Frog-eye leafspot. HOSTS: Glycine hispida, G. javanica, G. max, G. soja, G. ussuriensis (FALEEVA, 1976), Mucuna sp. (CROUS & BRAUN, 2003) (Fabaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: [CAB International Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases No. 871, Edn. 1 (2002)]. AFRICA: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe. NORTH AMERICA: Canada (Ontario), Mexico, USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin). CENTRAL AMERICA: Cuba, Guatemala. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paolo), Venezuela. ASIA: China (Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Menggu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), East Timor, India (Karnataka, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh), Japan, Nepal, Russia (Far East), South Korea, Taiwan. EUROPE: Russia. TRANSMISSION: Seedborne and by aerial dispersal of conidia through wind and rain splash. The fungus also survives in dead plant material and can re-infect living plants (SWEETS, 2001).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Ophiomyia kwansonis Sasakawa. Diptera: Agromyzidae. Hosts: daylily (Hemerocallis). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Slovenia), Asia (Jpana, Honshu, Taiwan), North America (USA, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia).


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Lophium mytilinum, which are found on dead pine twigs, wood, bark and occasionally leaves. Details are given of its hosts (Abies spp., Chamaecyparis sp., Juniperus spp., Picea spp., Pinus spp., Pseudotsuga sp., Quercus sp., Razoumofskya sp., Rubus sp., Sequoia sp. And Tsuga sp.), geographical distribution (Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec), USA (California, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and Washington), India, Pakistan, Turkey, Australia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, UK, Greece, Irish Republic, New Zealand, Belgium, Czech Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine), transmission, diagnostic features and conservation status.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Halyomorpha halys (Stal). Hemiptera: Pentatomidae. Hosts: polyphagous on fruits, vegetables and ornamentals. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Switzerland), Asia (China, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Menggu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizhang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Japan, Honshu, Korea Republic, Taiwan), North America (Canada, Alberta, USA, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus Viruses: Bunyaviridae: Tospovirus Hosts: Occurs naturally on a very wide range of herbaceous horticultural and field crops. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Mainland France, Germany, Greece, Crete, Mainland Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mainland Italy, Sicily, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Mainland Portugal, Romania, Russian Far East, Southern Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Channel Islands, England and Wales, Scotland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep), ASIA, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Sichuan, Cyprus, Republic of Georgia, India, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Iran, Israel, Japan, Hokkaido, Honshu, Ryukyu Archipelago, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, AFRICA, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Congo Democratic Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Mexico, USA, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Goias, Minas Gerais, Parana, Sao Paulo, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, OCEANIA, Australia, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.


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