Selenophoma donacis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Selenophoma donacis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Agropyron, Arundo, Avena, Dactylis glomerata, Elymus, Hordeum, Panicum, Phalaris, Phleum pratense, Phragmites, Secale, Stipa and Triticum, and many cultivated and wild grasses. DISEASE: Causes halo spot of grasses and cereals. Pale oval spots, with a brown or purplish margin, are produced towards the tips and edges of leaves. The centre becomes greyish and is usually studded with rows of small, dark pycnidia. Lesions may coalesce and destroy large areas of leaf surface. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, New Zealand, North America, northern Europe, Scandinavia. TRANSMISSION: Conidia are exuded in mucilaginous threads from pycnidia in wet weather and are water-borne. The fungus can also be transmitted on seed.