Lasiodiplodia hormozganensis explained

Lasiodiplodia hormozganensis is an endophytic fungus. It was first isolated in Hormozgan Province, Iran, from Mangifera indica, and has since been isolated in other plants in other continents, and is considered a plant pathogen. This species is phylogenetically related to L. citricola and L. parva but is distinguished by their conidial dimensions and length of their paraphyses. Conidia of L. hormozganensis are larger than those of L. parva, albeit smaller than those of L. citricola. Paraphyses of L. hormozganensis are shorter than in L. parva and L. citricola.^[1]

Description

Its conidiomata are stromatic and pycnidial; mycelium uniloculate, up to 950μm in size, being non-papillate with a central ostiole. Its paraphyses are hyaline and cylindrical. Conidiophores are absent in this species. Its conidiogenous cells are holoblastic and smooth, while its conidia are aseptate and cylindrical.

Further reading

• Sakalidis, Monique L., et al. "Pathogenic Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Mangifera indica in the Kimberley region of Western Australia." European journal of plant pathology 130.3 (2011): 379–391.
• Marques, Marília W., et al. "Species of Lasiodiplodia associated with mango in Brazil." Fungal Diversity 61.1 (2013): 181–193.
• Al-Sadi, A. M., et al. "Population genetic analysis reveals diversity in Lasiodiplodia species infecting date palm, Citrus, and mango in Oman and the UAE." Plant Disease 97.10 (2013): 1363–1369.

External links

• MycoBank

Notes and References

1. Abdollahzadeh. J.. Javadi. A.. Goltapeh. E. Mohammadi. Zare. R.. Phillips. A.J.L.. Phylogeny and morphology of four new species of Lasiodiplodia from Iran. Persoonia. 25. 1. 2010. 1–10. 0031-5850. 10.3767/003158510X524150. 3028508. 21339962.