Microthyrium pinophyllum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Microthyrium pinophyllum, which are found on dead pine needles. Details are given of its hosts (Abies lasiocarpa, Cedrus libani, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Cryptomeria japonica, Cupressocyparis leylandii, Cupressus lawsoniana, Juniperus communis, Picea sp., Pinus austriaca, Pinus contorta, Pinus lambertiana, Pinus leucodermis, Pinus mugo, Pinus nigra, Pinus radiata, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus thunbergiana [P. thunbergii] and Pinus wallichiana), geographical distribution (USA (California, New York and Pennsylvania), Brazil, Chile, India (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), Austria, Czech Republic, Irish Republic, Germany, UK, Greece, Portugal (Azores) and Sweden), transmission, diagnostic features and conservation status.