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Datasheet

Corticium koleroga (thread blight)

Summary

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  • 03 July 2013
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Corticium koleroga
  • Preferred Common Name
  • thread blight
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Fungi
  •         Phylum: Basidiomycota
  •             Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
  •                 Class: Agaricomycetes
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Corticium koleroga (Cooke) Höhn.

Preferred Common Name

  • thread blight

Other Scientific Names

  • Botryobasidium koleroga (Cooke) Venkatar.
  • Hypochnus koleroga F. Stevens & J.G. Hall
  • Koleroga noxia Donk
  • Pellicularia koleroga Cooke

International Common Names

  • English: black leaf rot of coffee; black rot: coffee; thread blight (of coffee, citrus, mango); thread blight: coffee; thread blight: tropical crops
  • Spanish: hipocnosis de los agrios; hipocnosis del manzano; mal de hilachas: cafe; moho de hilachas del cafeto; moho de hilachas: cacao
  • French: hypochnose des agrumes; hypochnose du pommier; koleroga des agrumes; maladie de la toile du caféier

Local Common Names

  • Germany: Silberdrahtkrankheit: Kaffee

EPPO code

  • CORTKO (Corticium koleroga)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Fungi
  •         Phylum: Basidiomycota
  •             Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
  •                 Class: Agaricomycetes
  •                     Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
  •                         Order: Polyporales
  •                             Family: Corticiaceae
  •                                 Genus: Corticium
  •                                     Species: Corticium koleroga

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

IndiaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-KarnatakaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
JapanPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-HonshuPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
VietnamPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007

AFRICA

Congo Democratic RepublicPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
Côte d'IvoirePresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
MadagascarPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007

NORTH AMERICA

MexicoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
USAPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-FloridaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-IndianaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-LouisianaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-MississippiPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-North CarolinaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-OklahomaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-PennsylvaniaAbsent, unreliable recordCABI/EPPO, 2007
-South CarolinaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-TexasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Costa RicaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
CubaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
Dominican RepublicPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
El SalvadorPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
GuadeloupePresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
GuatemalaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
HaitiPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
HondurasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
JamaicaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
NicaraguaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
PanamaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
Puerto RicoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
Trinidad and TobagoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
United States Virgin IslandsPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007

SOUTH AMERICA

ArgentinaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
BoliviaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
BrazilPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-AcrePresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
-AmazonasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
ColombiaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
PeruPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
SurinamePresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
VenezuelaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007

EUROPE

GreecePresentCABI/EPPO, 2007

OCEANIA

American SamoaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007; Brooks, 2002
FijiPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
Micronesia, Federated states ofAbsent, invalid recordCABI/EPPO, 2007
New CaledoniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
Papua New GuineaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
SamoaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2007
VanuatuAbsent, invalid recordCABI/EPPO, 2007

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)FabaceaeMain
CitrusRutaceaeMain
Coffea (coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Cucurbitaceae (cucurbits)CucurbitaceaeMain
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeUnknown
Mangifera indica (mango)AnacardiaceaeMain
Melia azedarach (Chinaberry)MeliaceaeMain

References

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Brooks F, 2002. List of Plant Diseases in American Samoa 2002. Land Grant Technical Report No. 44. Pago Pago, American Samoa: American Samoa Community College Land Grant Program.

CABI/EPPO, 2007. Corticium koleroga. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, No.October. Wallingford, UK: CABI, Map 64 (Edition 5).

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Argentina: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007American Samoa: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007; Brooks, 2002Bolivia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Brazil: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Brazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryCôte d'Ivoire: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Fiji: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Guadeloupe: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Greece: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Greece: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007India: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007India
See regional map for distribution within the countryJamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Japan: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Japan
See regional map for distribution within the countryMadagascar: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Mexico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Mexico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007New Caledonia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Panama: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Panama: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Peru: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Papua New Guinea: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Papua New Guinea: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007USA: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007USA: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007USA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryVenezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007United States Virgin Islands: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Vietnam: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Samoa: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Congo Democratic Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) India: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Karnataka: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Japan: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Honshu: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Papua New Guinea: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Vietnam: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
Distribution map (europe) Greece: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
Distribution map (africa) Côte d'Ivoire: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Greece: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Madagascar: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Congo Democratic Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
Distribution map (north america) Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Mexico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007USA: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Florida: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Indiana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Louisiana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Mississippi: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007North Carolina: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Oklahoma: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007South Carolina: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Texas: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
Distribution map (central america) Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Guadeloupe: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Mexico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Panama: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007USA: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Florida: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007United States Virgin Islands: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
Distribution map (south america) Argentina: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Bolivia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Brazil: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Acre: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Amazonas: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Panama: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Peru: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007
Distribution map (pacific) American Samoa: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007; Brooks, 2002Fiji: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007New Caledonia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Papua New Guinea: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007Samoa: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2007