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Phyllosticta species associated with freckle disease of banana

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The identity of the casual agent of freckle disease of banana was investigated. The pathogen is generally referred to in literature under its teleomorphic name, Guignardia musae, or that of its purported anamorph, Phyllosticta musarum. Based on morphological and molecular data from a global set of banana specimens, several species were found associated with freckle disease. Phyllosticta maculata (from Southeast Asia and Oceania) is introduced as a new name for Guignardia musae, and an epitype is designated from Australia. Phyllosticta musarum (from India and Thailand) is shown to represent a distinct species, and the name is fixed by designation of an epitype from India. Guignardia stevensii is confirmed as distinct species from Hawaii, while Guignardia musicola from northern Thailand is shown to contain different taxa and is regarded as nomen confusum. Phyllosticta cavendishii is described as a new, widely distributed species, appearing primarily on Cavendish, but also on non-Cavendish banana cultivars.

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Acknowledgements

MHW is supported by a postgraduate scholarship from the Sarawak State Government, Malaysia. The Mort Johnston Professional Development scholarship is acknowledged for financial support to MHW during part of this study conducted at CBS. We are grateful to many colleagues and researchers in various parts of the world who collected specimens for this study, and to the curator of Kew, who made specimens available for comparison. We also thank the technical staff, A. van Iperen (cultures), and M. Vermaas (photo plates) for their invaluable assistance.

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  1. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia

    Mee-Hua Wong

  2. Centre for Plant Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 46, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia

    Mee-Hua Wong, Juliane Henderson & Andre Drenth

  3. Department of Agriculture, Sarawak, Agriculture Research Centre, Semongok, P.O. Box 977, 93720, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Mee-Hua Wong

  4. CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Pedro W. Crous & Johannes Z. Groenewald

  5. Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Pedro W. Crous

  6. Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Pedro W. Crous

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Wong, MH., Crous, P.W., Henderson, J. et al. Phyllosticta species associated with freckle disease of banana. Fungal Diversity 56, 173–187 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-012-0182-9

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