Dothiorella candollei (Berkeley & Broome) Petrak, 1936
dothiorella canker
on Buxus
Buxus spec. © Rebekah D. Wallace, Universaity of Georgia.
parasite
Branch dieback and leaf spots with deeply embedded pycnidia. Asci 10-14 x 70-85 µm on a 25-30 µm log pedicel; spores 4-5 x 12-18 µm.
host plants
Buxacae, monophagous
synonyms
Hyponectria buxi (de Candolle) Saccardo, 1878.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 370).