Sarocladium attenuatum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Sarocladium attenuatum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Oryza sativa (rice). DISEASE: Sheath rot. The symptoms are similar to those of sheath rot associated with S. oryzae. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: India, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Gambia, Mexico, USA. The distributions of S. attenuatum and S. oryzae overlap and many records of S. attenuatum must have been included in that of 'Acrocylindrium oryzae' before a distinction between the two species had been drawn, but S. attenuatum alone has been recorded for America and S. oryzae only in S.E. Asia. TRANSMISSION: Sarcocladium attenuatum has been isolated from Nilaparvata lugers, the brown plant hopper of rice (CMI records), which might suggest a similar role to that suggested for other rice pests and S. oryzae. Seedborne (56, 5628).