Elsinoë perseae(SPHAPE)
Distribution details in New Zealand
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Absent, invalid record
Past record of avocado scab in New Zealand was shown to be incorrect, and there is no evidence that the causal fungus occurs in New Zealand.
* Everett KR, Rees-George J, Pushparajah IPS, Manning MA, Fullerton RA (2011) Molecular Identification of Sphaceloma perseae (Avocado Scab) and its absence in New Zealand. Journal of Phytopathology 159, 106-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0434.2010.01739.x
------- Recorded as present in New Zealand on the basis of one isolate (ICMP 10613) identified by morphological features as Sphaceloma perseae. However by phylogenetic analysis, isolate ICMP 10613 was identified as a species of Phaeosphaeria.
------- Recorded as present in New Zealand on the basis of one isolate (ICMP 10613) identified by morphological features as Sphaceloma perseae. However by phylogenetic analysis, isolate ICMP 10613 was identified as a species of Phaeosphaeria.