Diplocarpon maculatum (black spot: pear)

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Picture	Title	Caption	Copyright
Title Symptoms Caption Fruit of (a) Tennessee Selection #345298 and (b) Bartlett pear infected by the Fabraea leaf spot pathogen. Copyright D.A. Rosenberger	Symptoms	Fruit of (a) Tennessee Selection #345298 and (b) Bartlett pear infected by the Fabraea leaf spot pathogen.	D.A. Rosenberger
Title SEM Caption SEM surface view of an acervulus of D. maculatum breaking through the epidermis. Copyright Alan L. Jones	SEM	SEM surface view of an acervulus of D. maculatum breaking through the epidermis.	Alan L. Jones
Title SEM Caption SEM of conidium of Fabraea leaf spot with two lateral setae or hair-like structures attached to the cells. Copyright Alan L. Jones	SEM	SEM of conidium of Fabraea leaf spot with two lateral setae or hair-like structures attached to the cells.	Alan L. Jones

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Diplocarpon maculatum (Atk.) Jorstad

Preferred Common Name

• black spot: pear

Other Scientific Names

• Diplocarpon mespili (Sorauer) B.Sutton
• Entomosporium maculatum Lév.
• Entomosporium mespili (DC. ex DUBY) SACC.
• Fabraea maculata Atk.
• Xyloma mespili DC. ex DUBY

International Common Names

• English: leaf blight: pear; leaf blight: quince
• Spanish: entomosporiosis
• French: entomosporiose du cognassier; entomosporiose du poirier; entomosporiose du pommier; taches entomosporiennes du pommier

Local Common Names

• Germany: Blattbraeune: Birne; Blattbraeune: Quitte; Fleckenkrankheit: Birne

EPPO code

• DIPCMA (Diplocarpon maculatum)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Ascomycota
•             Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
•                 Class: Leotiomycetes
•                     Subclass: Leotiomycetidae
•                         Order: Helotiales
•                             Family: Dermateaceae
•                                 Genus: Diplocarpon
•                                     Species: Diplocarpon maculatum

Distribution Table

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.

Host plants/Plants Affected

References

Cariddi C, Vovlas C, 2009. A first record of Entomosporium mespili (D.C.) on quince in Apulia (Southern Italy). (Prima segnalazione di Entomosporium mespili (D.C.) Sacc. su cotogno in Puglia.) Micologia Italiana, 38(1):11-20. http://www.patroneditore.com

Nadia Ashraf, Bhat MY, Wani AH, Koka JA, Shazia Parveen, 2016. Diversity of foliicolous fungi on peach (Prunus persica) from Kashmir Valley of India. Indian Phytopathology, 69(3):294-297. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/60160/24994

Distribution Maps

• = 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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