Notes for genera: Ascomycota

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, KC Rajeshkumar… - Fungal diversity, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

Geosmithia—widespread and abundant but long ignored bark beetle symbionts

M Kolařík, J Hulcr - Mycological Progress, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Geosmithia (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) and their associations with bark beetles
have long been in the shadow of the more often studied beetle associates: Ophiostomatales …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting structural changes induced by Heterobasidion root rot on Scots pines using terrestrial laser scanning

TP Pitkänen, T Piri, A Lehtonen, M Peltoniemi - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Root rot, caused by the decay fungus Heterobasidion annosum, damages both below-and
above-ground parts of Scots pines (Pinus Sylvestris L.). The diseased pines are often first …

Geosmithia associated with bark beetles and woodborers in the western USA: taxonomic diversity and vector specificity

M Kolařík, J Hulcr, N Tisserat, W De Beer, M Kostovčík… - Mycologia, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Fungi in the genus Geosmithia (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are frequent associates of bark
beetles and woodborers that colonize hardwood and coniferous trees. One species …

Vector Affinity and Diversity of Geosmithia Fungi Living on Subcortical Insects Inhabiting Pinaceae Species in Central and Northeastern Europe

M Kolařík, R Jankowiak - Microbial Ecology, 2013 - Springer
Fungi from the genus Geosmithia (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are associated with bark
beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), though little is known about ecology, diversity, and …

[HTML][HTML] Sydowia polyspora Dominates Fungal Communities Carried by Two Tomicus Species in Pine Plantations Threatened by Fusarium circinatum

EJ Muñoz-Adalia, AV Sanz-Ros, JA Flores-Pacheco… - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
Bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) carry a diverse filamentous fungal community
sometimes acting as vectors or carriers of phytopathogens. In this study, mycobiota carried …

[HTML][HTML] Cladosporium—Insect Relationships

R Nicoletti, E Russo, A Becchimanzi - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
The range of interactions between Cladosporium, a ubiquitous fungal genus, and insects, a
class including about 60% of the animal species, is extremely diverse. The broad case …

Geosmithia associated with hardwood-infesting bark and ambrosia beetles, with the description of three new species from Poland

B Strzałka, M Kolařík, R Jankowiak - Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Geosmithia species (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) are associates of bark beetles and
other arthropods. One species, Geosmithia morbida, is a virulent tree pathogen of Juglans …

Characterization of fungal communities associated with the bark beetle Ips typographus varies depending on detection method, location, and beetle population levels

L Giordano, M Garbelotto, G Nicolotti, P Gonthier - Mycological Progress, 2013 - Springer
The Eurasian spruce bark beetle Ips typographus and their fungal associates can cause
severe damage to Norway spruce forests. In this paper, by using both molecular and cultural …

Isolation and identification of Sydowia polyspora and its pathogenicity on Pinus yunnanensis in Southwestern China

Y Pan, H Ye, J Lu, P Chen, XD Zhou… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sydowia polyspora occurs often as an epiphyte or endophyte of conifers and is widely
distributed around the world. It is also reported as a fungus associated with bark beetles. In …