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Diseases, pathogens and parasites of Undaria pinnatifida

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infect Sargassum spp. in Australia, Japan, America <strong>and</strong> the Sargasso Sea (e.g. Ferdin<strong>and</strong>sen<br />

& Winge 1920; Tokida 1958; Cribb & Cribb 1960; Kohlmeyer 1971, 1972; Alongi et al.<br />

1999). A secondary agent, the hyperparasite Sphaceloma cecidii has also been reported from<br />

Cystoseira sp., Sargassum sp. <strong>and</strong> Halidrys sp., where its infection is restricted to areas <strong>of</strong> the<br />

host already affected by Haloguignardia (Kohlmeyer 1979).<br />

Further members <strong>of</strong> the ascomycetes that affect marine algae include Thalassoascus<br />

treboubovii, recorded from Cutleria chilosa, C. multifida, Cystoseira sp. <strong>and</strong> Zanardinia typus<br />

(Ollivier 1929; Kohlmeyer 1979), Lindra thalassiae from Sargassum spp. (Meyers 1969;<br />

Kohlmeyer 1979; Raghukumar et al. 1992), Chadefaudia gymnogongri from Xiphophora<br />

chondrophylla (Kohlmeyer 1973a), Orcadia ascophylli <strong>and</strong> Trailia ascophylli from<br />

Ascophyllum nodosum (Sutherl<strong>and</strong> 1915c), <strong>and</strong> Asteromyces cruciatus from Cystoseira<br />

osmundacea (Nolan 1972). Ascomycetes reported from Fucus spp. include Cephalosporium<br />

sp., Sigmoidea marina, Didymella fucicola, Orcadia ascophylli <strong>and</strong> Trailia ascophylli<br />

(Sutherl<strong>and</strong> 1915c; Kohlmeyer 1968; Andrews 1977; Haythorn et al. 1980; Miller & Whitney<br />

1981; Schatz 1984a). Pelvetia canaliculata is also infected by a range <strong>of</strong> ascomycete fungi,<br />

including Didymella fucicola, Orcadia ascophylli, Dothidella pelvetiae, Pharcidia pelvetiae,<br />

Pleospora pelvetiae <strong>and</strong> Stigmatea pelvetiae (Sutherl<strong>and</strong> 1915a). Additionally,<br />

Scolecobasidium salinum degrades alginates <strong>of</strong> brown algae (Moen et al. 1995).<br />

In the Archemycota, Chytridium polysiphoniae, C. megastomum <strong>and</strong> Olpidium sphacellarum<br />

have been reported from Sphacelaria cirrosa, Sphacelaria sp., Striaria attenuata <strong>and</strong><br />

Pylaiella littoralis, disintegrating cell contents (Sparrow 1934, 1936; Raghukumar 1987b;<br />

Hyde et al. 1998; Küpper & Müller 1999; Müller et al. 1999).<br />

The term mycophycobiosis was created for obligate symbioses between algae <strong>and</strong> fungi<br />

which are without a detrimental effect for both symbionts, <strong>and</strong> in which, unlike in lichens, the<br />

alga is the partner that provides the structure. An example is Mycophycias ascophylli growing<br />

in Ascophyllum nodosum <strong>and</strong> in Pelvetia canaliculata in the Northwest Atlantic (e.g.<br />

Kohlmeyer & Kohlmeyer 1972; Miller & Whitney 1981; Porter & Farnham 1986a; Kingham<br />

& Evans 1986; Stanley 1992; Deckert & Garbary 2005a). The symbiosis between A.<br />

nodosum, M. ascophylli <strong>and</strong> Polysiphonia lanosa has been intensely studied (e.g. Garbary &<br />

London 1995; Garbary & MacDonald 1995; Deckert & Garbary 2005b; Garbary et al. 2005).<br />

In the pseud<strong>of</strong>ungi, oomycetes are also common <strong>pathogens</strong> <strong>of</strong> seaweeds. In particular they are<br />

found in members <strong>of</strong> the Ectocarpales: Pylaiella littoralis, Ectocarpus siliculosus, Striaria<br />

attenuata <strong>and</strong> Hincksia spp. are infected by species <strong>of</strong> Eurychasma, Anisolpidium,<br />

Pleotrachelus, Petersenia <strong>and</strong> Olpidiopsis (Sparrow 1934, 1936; Karling 1943; Aleem<br />

1950a,d, 1952a; Küpper & Müller 1999; Müller et al. 1999; West et al. 2006). Some members<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Sphacelariales are also affected by oomycetes (Aleem 1952a).<br />

In the Sagenista, the Labyrinthulomycetes include two groups that are frequently associated<br />

with seaweeds; the thraustochytrids <strong>and</strong> the labyrinthulids. From the former, Aplanochytrium<br />

spp. occur as endophytes in Sargassum spp. <strong>and</strong> Padina atillarum (Raghukumar et al. 1992;<br />

Sathe-Pathak et al. 1993; Ulken et al. 1985; Raghukumar 2002); in the latter Labyrinthula sp.<br />

is reported from Lobophora variegata (Raghukumar 1987b).<br />

Other algae<br />

A few members <strong>of</strong> the Rhodophyta occur as epi- or endophytes <strong>of</strong> brown algal hosts.<br />

Polysiphonia lanosa is an obligate epiphyte on Ascophyllum nodosum (Turner & Evans 1977;<br />

Garbary et al. 1991; Cardinal & Lesage 1992; Lining & Garbary 1992; Garbary & London<br />

1995), which has occasionally also been observed on Fucus vesiculosus (Pearson & Evans<br />

1990; Rindi & Guiry 2004). It is <strong>of</strong>ten found on damaged host fronds (Lobban & Baxter<br />

1983; Rindi & Guiry 2004), deeply penetrating the host with its rhizoids (Rawlence 1972;<br />

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