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Phaeosphaeria fuckelii (Niessl) L. Holm 1957 (Ascomycetes, Pleosporales)
≡ Leptosphaeria fuckelii Niessl 1882
Notes: Leptosphaeria lycopodiicola Peck (= Phaeosphaeria lycopodiicola (Peck) Shoemaker & C.E. Balc. 1989) was listed as a synonym by Leuchtmann (1984) but interpreted as a distinct species by Shoemaker (1989). Anamorph is a Stagonospora sp. ITS sequence analysis places P. fuckelii in clade B3, with other Phaeosphaeria spp. from monocots and fern allies (Camara 2002).
Distribution: Europe, North America (Canada, USA (NY, VA)). Unsubstantiated report in New Zealand.
Substrate: Leaves.
Host: Multiple genera, primarily Poaceae, also Equisetum (Equisetaceae). Reports on Lycoperdon spp. may be Phaeosphaeria lycopodiicola.
Supporting Literature:
Camara, M.P.S., Palm, M.E., van Berkum, P., and O'Neill, N.R. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of Leptosphaeria and Phaeosphaeria. Mycologia 94: 630-640.
Leuchtmann, A. 1984. Uber Phaeosphaeria Miyake und andere bitunicate Ascomyceten mit mehrfach querseptierten Ascosporen. Sydowia 37: 75-194.
Shoemaker, R.A., and Babcock, C.E. 1989. Phaeosphaeria. Canad. J. Bot. 67: 1500-1599.
Updated on Jun 29, 2005
This fungus was first described as Leptosphaeria fuckelii by Niessl in 1882. It was transferred to Phaeosphaeria by L. Holm in 1957, creating the currently accepted name, Phaeosphaeria fuckelii (Niessl) L. Holm.
Leptosphaeria lycopodiicola Peck, described on a Lycopodium sp., was formerly considered to be a synonym (i.e., Leuchtmann 1984). Shoemaker & Babcock (1989) judged it to be a distinct species, and created the new combination Phaeosphaeria lycopodiicola (Peck) Shoemaker & C.E. Balc. 1989. Lycopodium sp. is no longer considered to be a host of Phaeosphaeria fuckelii under the current species concept.
P. fuckelii occurs on a wide range of plant hosts, primarily grasses (Poaceae), but also horsetails, Equisetum spp. (Equisetaceae). It has also been reported in Romania on a woody plant, Alia caespitosa (= Sorbus alia ???). The fungus is common in Europe and widespread in Canada (Shoemaker & Babcock 1989). In the USA, it has been reported from New York on Melica purpurescens and Phalaris arundinacea (Shoemaker & Babcock 1989) and from Virginia on ricegrass, Leersia spp. (Poaceae) (Roane & Roane 1997).
Additional Literature
Farr, D.F., Bills, G.F., Chamuris, G.P., and Rossman, A.Y. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1252 pages.
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Written by Erica Cline, June 29, 2005.
Suggested citation: Cline, E. Phaeosphaeria fuckelii. Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, ARS, USDA. Retrieved November 21, 2009, from http://nt.ars-grin.gov/sbmlweb/OnlineResources/FungiOnline.cfm .
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