Lecanosticta
Genus of plant pathogenic fungi
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Lecanosticta is a genus of fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae consisting of ten species.[2][3]
| Lecanosticta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Mycosphaerellales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Lecanosticta Syd. |
| Type species | |
| Lecanosticta pini Syd.[1] | |
Species
There are ten species in this genus:[4]
- Lecanosticta acicola (Thum.) Syd. (1924)
- Lecanosticta brevispora Quaedvl. & Crous (2012)
- Lecanosticta gaubae (Petr.) Arx & Constant. (1983)
- Lecanosticta gloeospora H.C Evans (1984)
- Lecanosticta guatemalensis Quaedvl. & Crous (2012)
- Lecanosticta jani van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
- Lecanosticta longispora Marm. (2000)
- Lecanosticta pharomachri van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
- Lecanosticta tecunumanii van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
- Lecanosticta variabilis van der Nest, M.J Wingf. & I. Barnes (2019)
Pathogenic species
Lecanosticta acicola is a widespread plant pathogen of over 50 species of pine (Pinus spp.) globally, causing a disease known as brown spot needle blight.[5][6] The disease infects pine needles and causes them to prematurely drop, resulting in reduced growth and yield losses.[5]
In 2022, Lecanosticta pharomachri was implicated as the cause of needle disease outbreaks in Colombian planted forests.[7]