Herpotrichia coulteri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Herpotrichia coulteri. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Pinus spp., P. albicaulis, P. contorta, P. engelmannii, P. mugo var.pumilio, P. murrayana and P. nigra var. amasia. DISEASE: Brown felt-blight of pine. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: North America and Europe (Cyprus, Poland, Rumania, Switzerland). TRANSMISSION: By air-borne ascospores, mycelial growth from adjacent infected leaves.