Hymenoscyphus albidus explained

Hymenoscyphus albidus is a saprotrophic fungus which grows on the dead leaves of ash trees.[1] [2]

Hymenoscyphus albidus has been known from Europe since 1851 and is not regarded as pathogenic.[3] It is distinct from, but closely resembles, the pathogenic fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (formerly known as Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus). Although Hymenoscyphus albidus is "morphologically virtually identical" to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, there are substantial genetic differences between the two species.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Gross . A. . Grünig . C. R. . Queloz . V. . Holdenrieder . O. . A molecular toolkit for population genetic investigations of the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus . 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00751.x . Forest Pathology . 42 . 3 . 252 . 2012 .
  2. Book: Brian Spooner. Peter Roberts. Fungi. 31 October 2012. 1 April 2005. Collins. 978-0-00-220152-0. 246.
  3. Web site: Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus . ETH - Forest Pathology and Dendrology . 14 April 2010 . 31 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105034253/http://www.forestpathology.ethz.ch/research/Chalara_fraxinea/index_EN . 5 November 2012 . dead .
  4. 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 . 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.10.004 .

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