EPPO Global Database

Phytophthora alticola(PHYTAC)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2012
Comments
Simamora et al. (2015) question the validity of the species of Phytophthora alticola.
References
* Barber PA, Paap T, Burgess TI, Dunstan W, Hardy GS (2013) A diverse range of Phytophthora species are associated with dying urban trees. Urban forestry & urban greening 12(4), 569-575.
------- found on 1 Eucalyptus marginata in a park.

* Simamora AV, Stukely MJ, Hardy GE, Burgess TI. (2015) Phytophthora boodjera sp. nov., a damping-off pathogen in production nurseries and from urban and natural landscapes, with an update on the status of P. alticola. IMA fungus 6(2), 319-335. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.04