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Issue: Vol. 671 No. 2: 12 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.671.2.8
Page range: 191-197
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 2

Chalaropsis pruni sp. nov. (Ceratocystidaceae), a new species from Prunus serrulata var. pubescens in South Korea

Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, South Korea
Division of Forest Entomology and Pathology, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, South Korea
Division of Forest Entomology and Pathology, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, South Korea
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Lynwood Road, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
Microascales ophiostomatoid Prunus Wound Fungi

Abstract

A routine survey in a natural forest located in the Gangwon Province of Korea was undertaken in 2022 to establish an inventory of potentially pathogenic fungi that might affect tree health in the country. An ophiostomatoid fungus was consistently isolated from naturally occurring wounds on Prunus serrulata var. pubescens. Isolates were subjected to morphological and DNA sequence comparisons. The results showed that the fungus resided in a distinct taxonomic lineage, and the novel species is described here as Chalaropsis pruni sp. nov.

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