Journal article
Botryosphaeriaceae from tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) woodland, including descriptions of four new species
Mycological Research, Vol.113(3), pp.337-353
2009
Abstract
Eucalyptus gomphocephala (tuart) is a tree native to the southwest coast of Western Australia, where, in some areas, there is a significant decline in the health of tuart. Botryosphaeriaceous taxa have been isolated as endophytes and canker pathogens from numerous hosts in many parts of the world and have been implicated in the decline of E. gomphocephala. In the present study, endophytic fungi were isolated from a wide variety of native woody plant species (Acacia cochlearis, A. rostellifera, Allocasuarina fraseriana, Agonis flexuosa, Banksia grandis, E. gomphocephala, E. marginata and Santalum acuminatum), at two locations in native E. gomphocephala woodland; a site in decline at Yalgorup National Park and a healthy site at Woodman Point Regional Park. Of the 226 isolates obtained, 154 were botryosphaeriaceous taxa, 80 % of which were found to be Neofusicoccum australe, isolated from all hosts at both collection sites. Four new species are described, Dothiorella moneti, Dothiorella santali, Neofusicoccum pennatisporum, and a species belonging to a genus only recently included in the Botryosphaeriaceae, Aplosporella yalgorensis. The other species isolated were Botryosphaeria dothidea on the new hosts A. rostellifera, A. cochlearis and E. marginata and Dichomera eucalypti, on the new host E. marginata. None of the new species formed lesions on excised stems of their host species, E. gomphocephala, or a common plantation species, E. globulus. However, Neofusicoccum australe formed lesions on excised stems of E. globulus and E. gomphocephala.
Details
- Title
- Botryosphaeriaceae from tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) woodland, including descriptions of four new species
- Authors/Creators
- K. Taylor (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityP.A. Barber (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityG.E.St.J. Hardy (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityT.I. Burgess (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Mycological Research, Vol.113(3), pp.337-353
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Identifiers
- 991005541593607891
- Copyright
- © Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Phytophthora Science and Management
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.97 Plant Pathology
- 3.97.1173 Hyphomycetes
- Web Of Science research areas
- Mycology
- ESI research areas
- Plant & Animal Science