Damm et al.Fig. 15. <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> kingh<strong>or</strong>nii (from ex-holotype strain <strong>CBS</strong> 198.35). A–J. Conidioph<strong>or</strong>es. K–L. Conidia. H–K. from Anthriscus stem. A–G, L. from SNA. A–L. DIC, Scalebars: B = 10 µm. Scale bar of B applies to A–L.Material examined: UK, Scotland, from Ph<strong>or</strong>mium tenax, unknown collection date,N.L. Alcock (deposited in <strong>CBS</strong> collection Feb. 1935 by W.O. Kingh<strong>or</strong>n as Glomerellaphacidiom<strong>or</strong>pha), (<strong>CBS</strong> H-20909 holotype, culture ex-type <strong>CBS</strong> 198.35).Notes: Kingh<strong>or</strong>n (1936) w<strong>or</strong>ked on two strains isolated fromPh<strong>or</strong>mium from material collected in Scotland by N.L. Alcock. Bothof these were identified as C. ph<strong>or</strong>mii by Farr et al. (2006). One ofthese is confirmed as C. ph<strong>or</strong>mii in this study, but we have foundthe other (<strong>CBS</strong> 198.35) to be distinct in molecular terms. Kingh<strong>or</strong>nnamed his material Glomerella phacidiom<strong>or</strong>pha, but Farr et al.(2006) examined the type of that name and found it to be a <strong>species</strong>of Phaeosphaeriopsis.<strong>Colletotrichum</strong> kingh<strong>or</strong>nii is one of the two <strong>species</strong> in the C.acutatum <strong>complex</strong> with the largest conidia; only those of C. ph<strong>or</strong>miiare bigger. However, strain <strong>CBS</strong> 198.35 hardly sp<strong>or</strong>ulates, andthe conidia measured were mostly f<strong>or</strong>med in the aerial mycelium.Acc<strong>or</strong>ding to the molecular analyses, strain <strong>CBS</strong> 198.35 must beconsidered separate at <strong>species</strong> rank from C. ph<strong>or</strong>mii, with severalsequence differences in almost every gene, and a single bpdifference in the ITS sequence (this was not detected in the Farret al. study). <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> kingh<strong>or</strong>nii is most effectively separatedfrom other <strong>species</strong> using HIS3.Closest match in blastn searches with the TUB2 sequenceof strain <strong>CBS</strong> 198.35 (with 98 % identity, 7 bp differences) wasGlomerella acutata isolate PCF 459 (EU635504) from strawberryin Belgium (Debode et al. 2009) and with 98 % identity (8 bpdifferences) isolate PT250 (= <strong>CBS</strong> 129953) AJ748624 from olivein P<strong>or</strong>tugal (see A6-1) (Talhinhas et al. 2005). This last strainis assigned to C. rhombif<strong>or</strong>me in this study. With the GAPDHsequence of strain <strong>CBS</strong> 198.35 there was no closer match fromGenBank than with 86 % identity.<strong>Colletotrichum</strong> laticiphilum Damm, P.F. Cannon & Crous,sp. nov. MycoBank MB800505. Fig. 16.Etymology: latex = Greek f<strong>or</strong> milk, latex and -philus = Greek f<strong>or</strong>loving; referring to the economically significant feature of the hostplant.Sexual m<strong>or</strong>ph not observed. Asexual m<strong>or</strong>ph on SNA. Vegetativehyphae 1–7.5 µm diam, hyaline, smooth-walled, septate,branched. Chlamydosp<strong>or</strong>es not observed. Conidiomata notdeveloped, conidioph<strong>or</strong>es f<strong>or</strong>med directly on hyphae. Setaenot observed. Conidioph<strong>or</strong>es hyaline, smooth-walled, simple <strong>or</strong>septate and branched. Conidiogenous cells hyaline, smoothwalled,ampullif<strong>or</strong>m to conical, sometimes lacking a basal septumand continuous with the conidioph<strong>or</strong>e, discrete phialides measuring6.5–15 × 3–4.5 µm, opening 1–1.5 µm diam, collarette 0.5–1.5 µmlong, periclinal thickening visible. Conidia hyaline, smooth-walled,aseptate, straight, cylindrical with both ends ± acute <strong>or</strong> one endround and one end slightly acute, (9.5–)13.5–19.5(–25.5) × (3–)3.5–4(–4.5) µm, mean ± SD = 16.6 ± 3.1 × 3.8 ± 0.4 µm, L/W ratio= 4.4, conidia of <strong>CBS</strong> 129827 smaller, measuring (5–)8–15(–18.5)× (1.5–)2.5–4.5(–5.3) µm, mean ± SD = 11.5 ± 3.4 × 3.6 ± 0.9 µm,L/W ratio = 3.2. Appress<strong>or</strong>ia single, medium brown, smooth-walled,subglobose, elliptical to clavate, the edge entire <strong>or</strong> rarely slightlyundulate, (5–)6.5–12(–16) × (4–)6–8(–8.5) µm, mean ± SD = 9.2± 2.8 × 7.2 ± 1.0 µm, L/W ratio = 1.3, appress<strong>or</strong>ia of <strong>CBS</strong> 129827smaller, measuring (4–)5–7(–8) × (2.5–)3.5–5.5(–6) µm, mean ±SD = 6.0 ± 1.1 × 4.5 ± 0.8 µm, L/W ratio = 1.3.Asexual m<strong>or</strong>ph on Anthriscus stem. Conidiomata possiblyacervular, but no basal cells observed. Setae not observed.Conidioph<strong>or</strong>es hyaline to pale brown, smooth-walled, simple <strong>or</strong>septate and branched, to 25 µm long. Conidiogenous cells hyaline74
The <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> acutatum <strong>species</strong> <strong>complex</strong>Fig. 16. <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> laticiphilum (from ex-holotype strain <strong>CBS</strong> 112989). A–B. Conidiomata. C–H. Conidioph<strong>or</strong>es. I–L. Appress<strong>or</strong>ia. M–N. Conidia. A, C–E, M. from Anthriscusstem. B, F–L, N. from SNA. A–B. DM, C–N. DIC, Scale bars: A = 100 µm, C = 10 µm. Scale bar of A applies to A–B. Scale bar of C applies to C–N.to pale brown, smooth-walled, ampullif<strong>or</strong>m to cylindrical, 9–15 ×3.5–5.5 µm, opening 1–1.5 µm diam, collarette 0.5–1 µm long,periclinal thickening visible. Conidia hyaline, smooth-walled,aseptate, straight, cylindrical with one end round and one endslightly acute, (10–)12–15(–19.5) × 4–5(–5.5) µm, mean ± SD =13.6 ± 1.7 × 4.5 ± 0.3 µm, L/W ratio = 3.0.Culture characteristics: Colonies on SNA flat with entire margin,hyaline to pale honey, filter paper pale olivaceous grey; growthrate 22.5 mm in 7 d (33.5 mm in 10 d). Colonies on OA flat withentire margin; surface white, buff to pale isabelline, covered withsh<strong>or</strong>t felty white aerial mycelium, reverse buff to honey; growthrate 22.5–23 mm in 7 d (32.5–35 mm in 10 d). Conidia in masswhitish.Material examined: India, Kerala, Kottayam, Rubber Research Institute campus,from raised spots on leaf of Hevea brasiliensis, 1999, unknown collect<strong>or</strong>, (<strong>CBS</strong>H-20799 holotype, culture ex-type <strong>CBS</strong> 112989 = IMI 383015 = STE-U 5303 =CG 6). Colombia, Meta, Villavicencio, from leaf, anthracnose of Hevea brasiliensis,14 Aug. 2010, O. Castro, culture <strong>CBS</strong> 129827 = CH2.Notes: <strong>Colletotrichum</strong> leaf disease (CLD) has been considered to bea maj<strong>or</strong> cause of declining yields of Hevea brasiliensis in SoutheastAsia (Brown & Soepena 1994, Jayasinghe et al. 1997, Saha et al.2002). The pathogen was at first routinely identified as C. heveae(Petch 1906) and then assumed to be C. gloeosp<strong>or</strong>ioides (s. lat.)(Carpenter & Stevenson 1954, von Arx 1957).Jayasinghe and colleagues found that the maj<strong>or</strong>ity of strainsexamined from Sri Lanka belonged to C. acutatum (s. lat.), andSaha et al. (2002) rep<strong>or</strong>ted this <strong>species</strong> from India as well; it is likelythat similar strains are widespread in the region. Saha et al. (2002)revealed that C. acutatum (s. lat.) causes the raised spot symptom,while C. gloeosp<strong>or</strong>ioides (s. lat.) causes both anthracnose andpapery lesions on Hevea leaves in India. In a study from Sri Lanka,Thambugala & Deshappriya (2009) found that C. acutatum causeslarger lesions and can act synergistically in combination with C.gloeosp<strong>or</strong>ioides to cause CLD. Strain IMI 383015 is one of thestrains causing the raised spots on Hevea leaves in India. It wasincluded in the study of Saha et al. (2002) and also in the study ofLubbe et al. (2004), who generated its ITS and TUB2 sequences.The TUB2 sequence of strain IMI 383015 (AY376556) was alsoincluded in the TUB2 phylogeny by Shivas & Tan (2009); the strainwas identified there as C. simmonsii.It is necessary to consider the possible conspecificity of C.laticiphilum with three previously described taxa, all publishedby Petch in the same paper (Petch 1906) from collections madefrom Hevea in Sri Lanka. These were named as C. heveae,Gloeosp<strong>or</strong>ium heveae [nomenclaturally unrelated to C. heveae]and Gm. alb<strong>or</strong>ubrum. All three <strong>species</strong> were regarded as synonymsof C. gloeosp<strong>or</strong>ioides by von Arx (1957).<strong>Colletotrichum</strong> heveae was described with very wide conidia,measuring 18–24 × 7.5–8 µm (Petch 1906), larger than any ofthe <strong>species</strong> in the C. acutatum <strong>species</strong> <strong>complex</strong>, and possiblywww.studiesinmycology.<strong>or</strong>g75