First report of Fuligo gyrosa causing slime mold disease in chrysanthemum

The fruiting bodies and plasmodia of slime molds were found on small-flowered chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) in an open field in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The damage was limited to the bottom leaves with fruiting bodies. The isolate was identified as Fuligo gyrosa (Rostaf.) E. Jahn b...

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Published inAnnual Report of The Kansai Plant Protection Society Vol. 66; pp. 17 - 19
Main Authors Asano, Shunsuke, Sumikawa, Yuka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Kansai Plant Protection Society 01.06.2024
Subjects
18S ribosomal RNA gene
fruiting body
morphological characteristic
Physaraceae
Physarum gyrosum
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Summary:The fruiting bodies and plasmodia of slime molds were found on small-flowered chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) in an open field in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The damage was limited to the bottom leaves with fruiting bodies. The isolate was identified as Fuligo gyrosa (Rostaf.) E. Jahn based on its morphological characteristics and BLAST analysis. This is the first report of F. gyrosa causing slime mold disease in chrysanthemums.
ISSN:0387-1002
1883-6291
DOI:10.4165/kapps.66.17