Phaeosphaeria deschampsii (Ascomycota): A new parasite species of Deschampsia antarctica (Poaceae) described to Antarctica

ABSTRACT This study presents the description of Phaeosphaeria deschampsii, which was found in plant communities from Half Moon Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, in February 2014. Many patches of Deschampsia antarctica (Poaceae), the only indigenous Poaceae specie in Antarctic, were fou...

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Main Authors: PUTZKE,JAIR, PEREIRA,ANTONIO B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2016
Subjects:
Antarctica
Ascomycota
grass
phytopathology
Antarctic
Half Moon Island
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016005012106
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Summary:ABSTRACT This study presents the description of Phaeosphaeria deschampsii, which was found in plant communities from Half Moon Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, in February 2014. Many patches of Deschampsia antarctica (Poaceae), the only indigenous Poaceae specie in Antarctic, were found dead, parasitized by a fungi pathogen. Based on the shape of its perithecia, with oblique neck, erumpent in the grass tissues, ascospore form and septation, the specie was identified as new to science.

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