Pseudocercospora cladosporioides. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Pseudocercospora cladosporioides. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Cercosporiosis, Leaf drop (defoliation) and fruit rot. HOSTS: Olea europaea (Oleaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Algeria, Tunisia. NORTH AMERICA: USA (California). SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil (São Paolo) [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases], Chile. AUSTRALASIA: Australia (NSW), New Zealand (MCKENZIE, 1990). EUROPE: Greece (PAPPAS, 1993), Italy, Montenegro (ZORA et al., 1994), Portugal, Spain (MORAL & MEDINA, 1985). TRANSMISSION: Not known but presumably by wind.