Hymenoscyphus albidus
| Hymenoscyphus albidus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Helotiaceae |
| Genus: | Hymenoscyphus |
| Species: | H. albidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenoscyphus albidus (Roberge ex Desm.) W. Phillips | |
Hymenoscyphus albidus is a saprotrophic fungus which grows on the dead leaves of ash trees.[1][2]
It is distinct from, but closely resembles, the pathogenic fungus Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus, which is named after it.
Hymenoscyphus albidus has been known from Europe since 1851 and is not regarded as pathogenic.[3] Although Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus is said to be "morphologically virtually identical" to Hymenoscyphus albidus, there are substantial genetic differences between the two species.[4]
References
- ↑ Gross, A.; Grünig, C. R.; Queloz, V.; Holdenrieder, O. (2012). "A molecular toolkit for population genetic investigations of the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus". Forest Pathology 42 (3): 252. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00751.x.
- ↑ Brian Spooner; Peter Roberts (1 April 2005). Fungi. Collins. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-00-220152-0. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus". ETH - Forest Pathology and Dendrology. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ Bengtsson, S. B. K.; Vasaitis, R.; Kirisits, T.; Solheim, H.; Stenlida, J. (2012). "Population structure of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus and its genetic relationship to Hymenoscyphus albidus". Fungal Ecology 5 (2): 147–153. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2011.10.004.