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Taxonomic Details for Phaeosphaeria spartinicola

Systematic Resumé:
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
SubphylumPezizomycotina
ClassDothideomycetes
SubclassPleosporomycetidae
OrderPleosporales
FamilyPhaeosphaeriaceae
GenusPhaeosphaeria
SpeciesPhaeosphaeria spartinicola
Authority: Leuchtm., 1991
Comments: This species along with Mycosphaerella sp.2 and Phaeosphaeria halima are the three main ascomycetous secondary producers of the smooth-cordgrass-decay system
Habitats: Salinity Zone: Marine
GCE Contact: Steven Y. Newell, University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia

GCE Data Sets:

FNG-GCEM-0401 (Fall 2003 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)

FNG-GCEM-0301 (Fall 2002 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)

FNG-GCEM-0112 (Fall 2001 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)

FNG-GCEM-0102 (Fall 2000 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)

Voucher Specimen and Collection Information

ID Institution Contact Description
SAP132 University of Georgia Marine Institute Steven Y. Newell Reference culture used to derive gene sequences (GenBank Accession AF422964)

Phaeosphaeria spartinicola
Phaeosphaeria spartinicola photomicrograph courtesy of Steven Y. Newell

LTER
NSF

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.