Anisogramma virgultorum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Anisogramma virgultorum. Information on the host plants (Betula glandulosa, B. pendula and B. pubescens), geographical distribution (New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Vermont, USA; Czech Republic; Denmark; Eire; Finland; Germany; Greenland; Italy; Latvia; Norway; Russia; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; and UK), and dispersal and transmission of the pathogen is presented.

Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Pseudovalsa lanciformis. Information on the host range (Betula lenta, B. nigra, B. papyrifera, B. pendula, B. populifolia and B. pubescens), geographical distribution (New Brunswick and Ontario, Canada; Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Vermont, USA; Kazakhstan; Russia; New Zealand; Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greenland; Hungary; Iceland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; and UK), and dispersal and transmission of the pathogen is presented.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Pseudohelotium pineti found on dead and whitened needles of Pinus sylvestris. Some information on its morphology, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Canada (Manitoba, Sasktachewan), USA (Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia), India (Jammu and Kashmir), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia (Komi Republic, Leningrad Oblast, Pskov Oblast, Republic of Karelia), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK) and hosts (Pinus spp.).


Zootaxa ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR I. GUSAROV

Nearctic species of the genus Geostiba Thomson, 1858 are revised. Redescription and illustrations are provided for distinguishing the genus Geostiba from other aleocharine genera. Six new species of Geostiba are described (G. (Sibiota) crepusculigena Gusarov, sp. n. from Tennessee, G. (S.) pluvigena Gusarov, sp. n. from North Carolina, G. (S.) coeligena Gusarov, sp. n. and G. (S.) nebuligena Gusarov, sp. n. from Tennessee and North Carolina, G. (S.) appalachigena Gusarov, sp. n. from West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin and Québec; G. (S.) silvigena Gusarov, sp. n. from California). Nine species are redescribed (G. (S.) alticola Lohse & Smetana, 1988, G. (S.) balsamensis Pace, 1997, G. (S.) bicarinata Lohse & Smetana, 1988, G. (S.) graveyardensis Pace, 1997 and G. (S.) nubigena Lohse & Smetana, 1988 known from North Carolina, G. (S.) carteriensis Pace, 1997 and G. (S.) nimbicola Lohse & Smetana, 1988 known from Tennessee and North Carolina, G. (S.) impressula (Casey, 1906) known from Oregon, and G. (s. str.) circellaris (Gravenhorst, 1806) introduced from Europe to Newfoundland). A key for identification of Nearctic species of Geostiba is provided. Geostiba impressula (Casey, 1906) is removed from synonymy with G. circellaris. Ditroposipalia Scheerpeltz, 1951 is placed in synonymy with Sibiota Casey, 1906 (a valid subgenus of Geostiba), Geostiba fossata (Casey, 1910) with G. impressula (Casey, 1906), Sipaliella Casey, 1911 with Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1873 (a valid genus in tribe Oxypodini) and Sipalia (Sipaliella) filaria Casey, 1911 with Meotica pallens (Redtenbacher, 1849). Tylosipalia Scheerpeltz, 1951 is confirmed to be a synonym of Typhlusida Casey, 1906 (a valid subgenus of Geostiba). The lectotype of Sipalia fossata Casey, 1906 is designated. The geographical distribution of Geostiba in the Southern Appalachians is discussed.


Author(s):  
J. M. Pérez

Abstract A description is provided for Sporisorium everhartii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: No fruits develop in infected parts of the plants. HOSTS: Andropogon glomeratus, A. brachystachys, A. floridanus, A. furcatus, A. geradi, A. glomeratus, A. microstachyus, A. scoparius, A. ternarius, A. virginicus, Gayona densiflora, Hyparrhenia diplandra, H. ruprechtii, Schizachyrium hirtiflorum (A. hirtiflorus), S. tenerum (A. tener) and S. scorparium (Poaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Congo, South Africa (Transvaal). NORTH AMERICA: Mexico, USA (Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia). CENTRAL AMERICA: Cuba. TRANSMISSION: Probably by air-borne teliospores. Wind is the most common dispersal mode of smut teliospores.


Author(s):  
V. P. Hayova

Abstract A description is provided for Valsa friesii (syn. V. abietis), found on needles, branches and occasionally on cones of many conifers. Some information on its morphology, associated organisms and substrata, interactions and habitats, economic impacts, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Canada, USA [California, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin], China, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK).


Author(s):  
V. P. Hayova

Abstract A description is provided for Valsa pini, found on twigs and branches of Pinus sp. and rarely on Juniperus sp. Some information on its morphology, associated organisms and substrata, interactions and habitats, economic impacts, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Canada, USA [Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington], China, Republic of Georgia, Pakistan, Russia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK).


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Protoventuria alpina, which produces spots on living leaves but is more often encountered as ascomata on dead leaves which may have died as a result of parasitism by the fungus. It occurs in at least some of the habitats where its associated plants are found, including moorland and open conifer woodland. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada (Newfoundland, Quebec), USA (California, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington)), Europe (Austria, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK)) and hosts (including Arctostaphylos spp.). No reports of negative economic impacts of this fungus have been found.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Hercospora tiliae. This species seems to be a saprobe fruiting on dead woody parts of plants. Some information on its dispersal and transmission, associated organisms (including Tilia sp.), and conservation status is given, along with details of its habitat and geographical distribution: Asia: Armenia and Georgia, Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia (Leningradskaya oblast), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and Ukraine, North America: Canada (Ontario), USA: Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire and New York, North Carolina: Tennessee, Washington DC and West Virgina. No reports of negative economic impacts have been found.


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):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Glutinoglossum glutinosum. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Morocco), North America (Canada (British Columbia and Ontario), Mexico and USA (Connecticut, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia)), Central America (Costa Rica), Asia (Bhutan, China (Sichuan and Yunnan), India (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), Nepal, Japan and Philippines), Atlantic Ocean (Bermuda, Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands)), Australasia (Australia (Victoria) and New Zealand), Caribbean (Puerto Rico), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and UK)). No reports of negative economic impacts of this fungus have been found.


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