Kretzschmaria cetrarioides. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Kretzschmaria cetrarioides, a fungus with no known disease reported. Some information on its diagnostic features, biology and conservation status is given, along with details of its transmission, geographical distribution (Angola, Benin, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Mexico, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima), Colombia, Venezuela, China (Hainan), India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia (Queensland), Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago) and hosts (Achras zapota [Manilkara zapota] (dead branch); Cynometra hankei; Elaeis guineensis; Hevea brasiliensis (trunk), Hevea sp. (dying tree); Macadamia integrifolia (root); Mangifera indica (fallen branch); Peltophorum adnatum (wood); Plantae indet. (trunk, wood); Pterocarpus soyauxii; Raphia vinifera (trunk); Scorodophloeus zenkeri; and Theobroma cacao (stump)).

Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Kretzschmaria clavus. Information is given on the decline and severe root decay caused by this organism on macadamia trees. Some information on its diagnostic features, biology and conservation status is given, along with details of its transmission, geographical distribution (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Mexico, USA (Florida, Louisiana), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Para, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Sao Paulo), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela, Brunei, China (Hainan), India, Japan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, American Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, USA (Hawaii)) and hosts (Acer rubrum; Albizia sp.; Bactris cubensis (trunk); Beilschmiedia tarairi; Castilloa elastica [Castilla elastica] (wood); Cecropia peltata; Citrus sinensis (wood); Fabaceae gen. indet.; Freycinetia banksii; Gilbertiodendron dewevrei; Gleditsia sp.; Guarea guidonia (wood); Hibiscus tiliaceus; Inga fagifolia [I. laurina] (wood), I. inga, I. laurina, I. vera (wood); Klainedoxa gabonensis var. oblongifolia; Macadamia integrifolia (root decay, decline), M. ternifolia (root decay, decline), Macadamia sp.; Melochia indica; Olearia sp.; Peltophorum adnatum (wood); Phoebe porphyria; Piptadenia macrocarpa [Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil]; Plantae indet. (bark, branch, log, stem, trunk, wood); Psidium guajava; Quercus lamellosa (rotten wood); Rhopalostylis sapida (trunk); Roystonea sp. (dead wood); and Syragrus sp.).


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Phylacia sagraeana, a fungus with no known disease reported. Some information on its diagnostic features and conservation status is given, along with details of its transmission, geographical distribution (Mexico, ?USA (New York), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso), Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago) and hosts (Bombacopsis cubensis (trunk); Bursera simaruba (bark, trunk); Cecropia peltata (bark, branch); Cedrela mexicana [C. odorata] (bark, leaf), C. odorata; Ceiba pentandra (bark); Chorisia insignis (wood), Chorisia sp. (wood); Delonix regia (branch); Ficus pandurata [F. lyrata] (branch); Guazuma tomentosa (trunk), Guazuma sp. (bark); Hevea brasiliensis, Hevea sp.; Hura crepitans (trunk); Laelia sp.; Magnoliopsida ord. indet. (trunk, wood), Mangifera indica (trunk); Melastomataceae gen. indet. (trunk); Plantae indet. (bark, branch, log, stump, trunk); Roystonea regia (petiole); and Theobroma cacao (trunk)).


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. brasiliense is described and illustrated. Information on symptoms of the disease caused by C. brasiliense, host range (mainly horticultural and field crops, trees, wood, man, dung and artefacts), geographical distribution (Democratic Republic of Congo; Ghana; Namibia; Nigeria; Tanzania; Swaziland; Ontario, Canada; California, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, USA; Pernambuco, Brazil; Ecuador; Bangladesh; India; Japan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Russia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Northern Territory, Australia; Great Britain; Kuwait; Spain; Saudi Arabia; and Solomon Islands), transmission, biology and conservation status is presented.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. funicola is described and illustrated. Information on host range (mainly field and horticultural crops, trees, wood, dung, man and artefacts), geographical distribution (Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada); Mexico; California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington DC and West Virginia, USA; Nicaragua; Panama; Brazil; Chile; Uruguay; Venezuela; Fujian and Hongkong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia; New Zealand; Dominica; Jamaica; Belgium; France; Great Britain; Romania; Sweden; Ukraine; Mauritius; and USSR, and conservation status is presented.


Oryx ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jefferson S. Hall ◽  
Kristin Saltonstall ◽  
Bila-Lsia Inogwabini ◽  
Ilambu Omari

This report updates the distribution and provides abundance estimates for Grauer's gorilla Gorilla gorilla graueri across its 90,000-sq-km range. The authors divide the range of Grauer's gorilla into four regions within which they identify 11 populations and estimate a total of c. 16,900 individuals. Gorillas found in the Kahuzi-Biega lowland-Kasese region represent 86 per cent of the subspecies's total population. Further, approximately 67 per cent of known Grauer's gorillas inhabit Kahuzi-Biega, Maiko and Virunga National Parks. The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) has an extremely high human population growth rate indicating that deforestation and wildlife use trends will continue to increase. Thus, in spite of the encouraging results of surveys to identify populations and characterize abundance, no Grauer's gorilla population should be considered safe from extirpation.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. bostrychodes is described and illustrated. Information on host range (mainly horticultural and field crops, trees, wood, dung, man and artefacts), geographical distribution (Canary Islands; Democratic Republic of Congo; Egypt; Ghana; Kenya; Libya; Nigeria; South Africa; Tanzania; Zambia; Brunei; Hong Kong and Szechuan, Sichuan, China; Laccadive Islands, India; Malaysia; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada; Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, USA; Panama; Brazil; Victoria and Western Australia; New Zealand; Jamaica; Belgium; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Italy; Spain; Sweden; Ukraine; Israel; Oman; and Saudi Arabia), transmission, and conservation status is presented.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Camillea leprieurii, generally considered as a saprophytic wood decomposer. Some information on its diagnostic features, biology, traditional uses and conservation status is given, along with details of its transmission, geographical distribution (USA (Georgia), Nicaragua, Panamá, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Amapá, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and St Vincent) and hosts (Plantae indet. (log) and Taxodium distichum).


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