
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Irwin, JAG 
A1  - Davis, RD 
T1  - Taxonomy of Some <I>Leptosphaerulina</I> Spp. On Legumes in Eastern Australia
JF  - Australian Journal of Botany
JO  - Aust. J. Bot.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
SP  - 233
EP  - 237
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9850233 
N2  - Leptosphaerulina argentinensis was identified from Stylosanthes guianensis, L. arachidicola from Arachis hypogea and L. trifolii from Medicago sativa, M. polymorpha var. vulgaris and Trifolium repens in eastern Australia. Characters of the ascospores which were expressed consistently in pure culture and allowed species separation were shape, size and the number of transverse septa. Ascospores of L. argentinensis are predominantly 5-septate while those of L. trifolii and L. arachidicola are predominantly 3-4-septate. While L. argentinensis and L. trifolii always produce elliptical ascospores, those of L. arachidicola are dimorphic, being both cylindrical and elliptical. Two other species, L. Australis and L. briosiana:, are considered to be synonyms of L. trifolii. L. argentinensis was pathogenic to S. gulanensis only whereas L. trifolii was pathogenic to M. sativa, M. polymorpha and T. repens. 
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