Delphinella balsameae is a species of fungus in the family Dothioraceae.[1] It is a known plant pathogen, reported to cause blight in Siberian fir in Russia,[2] balsam fir,[3] white fir and subalpine fir in North-America.[4]

Delphinella balsameae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Dothideales
Family: Dothioraceae
Genus: Delphinella
Species:
D. balsameae
Binomial name
Delphinella balsameae
(Waterman) E.Müll.
Synonyms
  • Rehmiellopsis balsameae Waterman

References

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  1. ^ "Delphinella balsameae (Waterman) E.Müll" (PDF). www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ Morozova, T. I.; Vasilyeva, L. N. (2003). "Ascomycetous fungi of Siberia. I. Delphinella balsameae - the causal agent of the shoot blight of Siberian fir". Mikologiya i Fitopatologiya (in Russian). 37 (1): 59–61. ISSN 0026-3648.
  3. ^ Guertin, Julien F.; Zitouni, Mina; Tanguay, Philippe; Hogue, Richard; Beaulieu, Carole (2018). "Detection of Delphinella shoot blight in plantations of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) Christmas trees in Quebec, Canada". Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 41 (1): 87–97. doi:10.1080/07060661.2018.1547791.
  4. ^ Merrill, W.; Wenner, N. G.; Kelley, R. (2007). "Delphinella balsameae Tip Blight of Abies lasiocarpa in Vermont". Plant Disease. 81 (2): 229. doi:10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.2.229C. PMID 30870912.
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