Phacellium rufibasis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Phacellium rufibasis, a terrestrial fungus, apparently parasitic on branches, forming a colony which encircles the branch and rapidly causes loss of vitality of the leaves and twigs distal to the colony, also forming colonies on the under-surface of leaves, causing reddish brown spots. Some information on its habitat, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Prince Edward Island), USA (Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Vermont, Wisconsin)), Atlantic Ocean (Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands)), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Russia (Leningradskaya oblast), Sweden, UK)) and hosts.