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Colletotrichum: complex species or species ... - CBS - KNAW

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The <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> acutatum <strong>species</strong> <strong>complex</strong>Fig. 2. <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> acerbum (from ex-holotype strain <strong>CBS</strong> 128530). A–B. Conidiomata. C. Tip of a seta. D. Basis of a seta. E–J. Conidioph<strong>or</strong>es. K–O. Appress<strong>or</strong>ia. P–Q.Conidia. A, C–G, P. from Anthriscus stem. B, H–O, Q. from SNA. A–B. DM, C–Q. DIC, Scale bars: A = 100 µm, E = 10 µm. Scale bar of A applies to A–B. Scale bar of E appliesto C–Q.is only distantly related to the C. acutatum <strong>complex</strong> and is theref<strong>or</strong>enot included in the phylogeny, while C. <strong>or</strong>chidophilum was found tobe m<strong>or</strong>e closely related and was theref<strong>or</strong>e used as outgroup. Thephylogenetic position of these and all other <strong>species</strong> included here isexhibited in fig. 1 and 2 of Cannon et al. (2012, this issue).The individual alignments and maximum parsimony analysesof the six single genes were compared with respect to theirperf<strong>or</strong>mance in <strong>species</strong> recognition. With ITS and CHS-1, only 11and 13 <strong>species</strong>, respectively, can be recognised. All subclades arerecognised with TUB2 and GAPDH. TUB2 perf<strong>or</strong>ms better thanGAPDH due to higher numbers of base pair differences, but evenwith TUB2 there are clades with differerences of only 1 bp, whichsuggests that both genes should be used f<strong>or</strong> identification. Theperf<strong>or</strong>mance of the other two genes is intermediate between ITSand TUB2/GAPDH.TaxonomyBased on DNA sequence data and m<strong>or</strong>phology, the 331 strainsstudied (Table 1) are assigned to 31 <strong>species</strong>, of which 29 <strong>species</strong>are within the C. acutatum <strong>species</strong> <strong>complex</strong> and two outside thisgroup, including 21 <strong>species</strong> that proved to be new to science. Two<strong>species</strong> f<strong>or</strong>med sexual m<strong>or</strong>phs in vitro. All <strong>species</strong> studied in cultureare characterised below.<strong>Colletotrichum</strong> acerbum Damm, P.F. Cannon & Crous, sp.nov. MycoBank MB800494. Fig. 2.Etymology: acerbus = Latin f<strong>or</strong> bitter; referring to bitter rot, thevernacular name f<strong>or</strong> <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> disease of apple.Sexual m<strong>or</strong>ph not observed. Asexual m<strong>or</strong>ph on SNA. Vegetativehyphae 1–6 µm diam, hyaline, smooth-walled, septate,branched. Chlamydosp<strong>or</strong>es not observed. Conidiomata absent,conidioph<strong>or</strong>es f<strong>or</strong>med directly on hyphae. Setae not observed.Conidioph<strong>or</strong>es hyaline, smooth-walled, septate, branched, to 30µm long. Conidiogenous cells hyaline, smooth-walled, cylindrical toampullif<strong>or</strong>m, sometimes lacking a basal septum and continuous withthe conidioph<strong>or</strong>e, sometimes extending to f<strong>or</strong>m new conidiogenousloci, polyphialides sometimes observed, discrete phialides measure7–18 × 3–4.5 µm, opening 1.5–2 µm diam, collarette 0.5–1.5 µmlong, periclinal thickening distinct. Conidia hyaline, smooth-walled,aseptate, straight, cylindrical to clavate with one end round andone end slightly acute <strong>or</strong> both ends round, 15.5–20.5(–29) × (4–)4.5–5 µm, mean ± SD = 17.9 ± 2.4 × 4.7 ± 0.2 µm, L/W ratio =3.8. Appress<strong>or</strong>ia single <strong>or</strong> in loose groups, medium to dark brown,smooth-walled, clavate, ovate <strong>or</strong> irregular outline, the edge entire<strong>or</strong> undulate, sometimes lobate, (8–)9–14(–16.5) × (4–)5–7.5(–9.5)µm, mean ± SD = 11.3 ± 2.4 × 6.2 ± 1.2 µm, L/W ratio = 1.8.Asexual m<strong>or</strong>ph on Anthriscus stem. Conidiomata acervular,conidioph<strong>or</strong>es f<strong>or</strong>med on a cushion of pale brown angular cells,www.studiesinmycology.<strong>or</strong>g43

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