Wanyu Zhao, Yanmin Hou, Jingke Bai, Wei Zhang, , Liu Gao, Rong Zhang, Gleason Mark L. Guangyu Sun. A New Species of Zasmidium Associated with Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck

A New Species of Zasmidium Associated With Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck

Wanyu Zhao, Yanmin Hou, Jingke Bai, Wei Zhang, , Liu Gao, Rong Zhang, Gleason Mark L. Guangyu Sun.

Phytotaxa

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.2.9

Abstract: During a survey to characterize the diversity of sooty blotch and flyspeck fungi in China, we obtained an isolate from a fungal colony exhibiting sooty blotch and flyspeck signs on the petiole of brown bollygum ( Litsea glutinosa ) in Guangxi, China. Based on phylogenetic analysis and morphological characterization, a new species, Zasmidium litseae is introduced. The new species is characterized by its swollen, straight or geniculate conidiogenous cells.