Macruropyxis fraxini on Fraxinus rhynchophylla: Confirmation in the Korean Peninsula after 82 Years and the First Record in South Korea
10.1080/12298093.2020.1816155
- Author:
Bok-Nam JUNG
1
;
Young-Joon CHOI
;
Hyeon-Dong SHIN
;
Ji-Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Forest Insect Pests and Diseases, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Research Notes
- From:Mycobiology
2020;48(6):518-521
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Macruropyxis fraxini has been recorded on several species of Fraxinus in China, Japan, Russia (Far East), and North Korea since its first recorded observation as a rust fungus on F. rhynchophylla in Jilin, China, in 1899. In the Korean Peninsula, the rust fungus was first recorded on F. rhynchophylla in 1935, based on four specimens collected at Mt. Kumgangsan, Gangwondo Province, in the North Korean territory. We confirmed this rust in the Korean Peninsula after 82 years. The rust fungus was identified based on morphological characteristics and a molecular phylogenetic analysis. This is the first record of M. fraxini in South Korea.