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Sphaeropsis Lyndonvillae
The Sphaeropsis are a genus of fungus, fungi, within the family (biology), family of Botryosphaeriaceae and within the order (biology), order of Botryosphaeriales, within the class Dothideomycetes. They are plant pathogens. Most known species is ''Sphaeropsis sapinea'' (or ''Diplodia sapinea'' and ''Diplodia pinea'' ), which is the causal agent of the Diplodia tip blight disease on pines and other conifer species. It is also found on forest and ornamental trees in the Balkans, Western Balkans, Europe, and in the United States. History The genus ''Sphaeropsis'' was introduced by Pier Andrea Saccardo, Saccardo in 1880 (for several species of ''Diplodia'' with brown, aseptate conidia), with ''Sphaeropsis visci'' named as the type species. ''Sphaeropsis'' was later found to be the Teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph, asexual morph of ''Phaeobotryosphaeria'' (Phillips et al. 2008, 2013; Wijayawardene et al. 2017). Distribution Species in ''Sphaeropsis'' have a cosmopolitan distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the kingdom (biology)#Six kingdoms (1998), traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae, and either Protista or Protozoa and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of motility, mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
