Lecanosticta
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Lecanosticta is a genus of fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae consisting of ten species.[1][2][3]
Species
- Lecanosticta acicola (Thum.) Syd. (1924).
- Lecanosticta brevispora Quaedvl. & Crous (2012)
- Lecanosticta gaubae (Petr.) Arx & Constant. (1983)
- Lecanosticta gloeospora H.C Evans (1984)
- Lecanosticta guatemalensis Quaedvl. & Crous (2012)
- Lecanosticta jani van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
- Lecanosticta longispora Marm. (2000)
- Lecanosticta pharomachri van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
- Lecanosticta tecunumanii van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
- Lecanosticta variabilis van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
Pathogenic species
Lecanosticta acicola is a widespread plant pathogen of 50+ species of pine (Pinus spp.) globally, causing a disease known as brown spot needle blight.[4]
In 2022, Lecanosticta pharomachri was implicated as the cause of needle disease outbreaks in Colombian planted forests.[5]
Brown spot needle blight
Brown spot needle blight, caused by Lecanosticta acicola, is a disease of over 50+ pine species in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.[4] [6] The disease infects pine needles and causes them to prematurely drop, resulting in reduced growth and yield losses.[4]
References
- ^ van der Nest, Ariska; Wingfield, Michael; Ortiz, Paulo; Barnes, Irene (07 June 2019). "Biodiversity of Lecanosticta pine-needle blight pathogens suggests a Mesoamerican Centre of origin". IMA Fungus. 10 (1): 2. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "Species Fungorum Plus". GBIF. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ /ref>Quaedvlieg, W.; Groenewald, J.Z; de Jesús Yáñez-Morales, M.; Crous, P.W (31 December 2012). "DNA barcoding of Mycosphaerella species of quarantine importance to Europe". Persoonia. 29 (1): 101–115. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c van der Nest, Ariska; Wingfield, Michael; Janoušek, Josef; Barnes, Irene (2019). "Lecanosticta acicola: A growing threat to expanding global pine forests and plantations". Molecular Plant Pathology. 20 (10). doi:10.1111/mpp.12853.
- ^ Theron, Cheyenne; Marincowitz, Seonju; Rodas, Carlos; Wingfield, Michael; Barnes, Irene (2022). "Lecanosticta pharomachri and Its Newly Discovered Sexual State Causing a Serious Needle Disease of Pinus spp. in Colombia". Plant Disease. 106 (7). doi:10.1094/PDIS-08-21-1759-RE.
- ^ Tubby, K.; Adamčikova, K.; Adamson, K.; Akiba, K.; Barnes, I. (2023). "The increasing threat to European forests from the invasive foliar pine pathogen, Lecanosticta acicola". Forest Ecology and Management. 536. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120847.