EPPO Global Database

Phyllosticta citricarpa(GUIGCI)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Absent, invalid record
Comments
Citrus black spot was recorded as present on the basis of one isolate (ICMP8336 - from a Seminole tangerine fruit grown in the northern region ) identified by morphological features as Guignardia citricarpa. This isolate was later reclassified as Guignardia mangiferae on the basis of molecular studies (Everett & Rees-George, 2006).

Absence of the pathogen was confirmed by the NPPO in 2019-05.
References
* Everett KR, Rees-George J (2006) Reclassification of an isolate of Guignardia citricarpa from New Zealand as Guignardia mangiferae by sequence analysis. Plant Pathology 55, 194-199.

* INTERNET
NZFUNGI (2019) New Zealand Fungi and Bacteria (NZFUNGI). Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research https://nzfungi2.landcareresearch.co.nz/
NZOR (2019) New Zealand Organisms Register http://www.nzor.org.nz/

* NPPO of New Zealand (2019-05).

* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 28. Citrus black spot, Guignardia citricarpa. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.