Nectria cinnabarina

Nectria cinnabarina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Nectriaceae
Genus: Nectria
Species:
N. cinnabarina
Binomial name
Nectria cinnabarina
(Tode) Fr. (1849)
Synonyms

Cucurbitaria cinnabarina
Knyaria purpurea
Knyaria vulgaris
Nectria cinnabarina var. ribis
Nectria fuscopurpurea
Nectria ochracea
Nectria purpurea
Nectria ribis
Sphaeria cinnabarina
Sphaeria decolorans
Sphaeria fragiformis
Sphaeria ochracea
Tremella purpurea
Tubercularia confluens
Tubercularia vulgaris

Nectria cinnabarina, also known as coral spot, is a plant pathogen that causes cankers on broadleaf trees. This disease is polycyclic and infects trees in the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[1] N. cinnabarina is typically saprophytic, but will act as a weak parasite if presented with an opportunity via wounds in the tree or other stressors that weaken the tree's defense to the disease.[2] A study published in 2011 showed[3] that this complex consists of at least 4 distinct species. There are only a few ways to manage this disease with techniques such as sanitation and pruning away branches that have the cankers.[4] N. cinnabarina is not as significant a problem as other Nectria spp., some of which are the most important pathogens to infect hardwood trees.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hirooka, Y; Rossman, AY; Chaverri, P (2011). "A morphological and phylogenetic revision of the Nectria cinnabarina species complex". Stud Mycol. 68: 35–56. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.68.02. PMC 3065984. PMID 21523188.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).