Lachnellula subtilissima. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Lachnellula subtilissima, which is generally regarded as a saprobe, although reports exist of L. subtilissima causing minor damage to Pinus contorta plantations in Finland and causing cankers on conifers in the Himalaya. Information is included on its transmission, geographical distribution (Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec), USA (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming), Dominican Republic, Chile, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Korea Republic, New Zealand, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Greece, Hungary, Irish Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) and hosts (Abies spp., Cedrus sp., Larix spp., Picea spp., Pinus spp., Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga mertensiana).