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Marasmiellus scandens (white thread blight)
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Pictures
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| Caption | The fungus forms a network of white mycelial strands that ramify across the leaves (see green leaf). The infected leaves then undergo abscission. |
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| Symptoms on leaves | The fungus forms a network of white mycelial strands that ramify across the leaves (see green leaf). The infected leaves then undergo abscission. | CABI BioScience |
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Marasmiellus scandens (Massee) Denis & D.A. Reid
Preferred Common Name
Other Scientific Names
- Marasmius byssicola Petch
- Marasmius scandens Massee
International Common Names
- Spanish: mal de hilachas branco
- French: maladie du fil blanc
- Portuguese: queismas de fios branco
Local Common Names
- Indonesia: hawar bebenang putih
EPPO code
- MARLSC (Marasmiellus scandens)
Taxonomic Tree
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- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
- Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Marasmiaceae
- Genus: Marasmiellus
- Species: Marasmiellus scandens
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe 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.
| Country | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | References | Notes | ASIA |
| Brunei Darussalam | Present | | | | | Peregrine & Kassim bin Ahmad, 1982 | |
| India | | | | | | | |
| -Karnataka | Present | | | | | Mohanan & Kaveriappa, 1986 | |
| -Kerala | Present | | | | | Mohanan & Kaveriappa, 1986 | |
| Indonesia | Present | | | | | | |
| Malaysia | | | | | | | |
| -Peninsular Malaysia | Present | | | | | | |
| -Sabah | Present | | | | | Williams & Liu, 1976 | |
| -Sarawak | Present | | | | | Turner, 1971 | |
AFRICA |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Present | | | | | Guillaumin, 1971 | |
| Ghana | Present | | | | | Lass, 1985 | |
CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN |
| Saint Lucia | Present | | | | | Lawrence et al., 1991 | |
SOUTH AMERICA |
| Brazil | Present | | | | | Lourd & Alves, 1987 | |
OCEANIA |
| Fiji | Present | | | | | Firman, 1972 | |
| Papua New Guinea | Present | | | | | Thorold, 1975 | |
| Solomon Islands | Present | | | | | Brown et al., 1992 | |
Growth Stages
Top of pageFlowering stage, Fruiting stage, Vegetative growing stage
List of Symptoms
Top of page| Sign | Life Stages | Type | Leaves |
| abnormal colours | | |
| abnormal leaf fall | | |
| fungal growth | | |
Plant Trade
Top of page| Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transport | Pest stages | Borne internally | Borne externally | Visibility of pest or symptoms | | Leaves | fruiting bodies; hyphae | Yes | Yes | Pest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye |
| Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, Branches | fruiting bodies; hyphae | Yes | Yes | Pest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye |
| Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport | | Bark |
| Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes |
| Growing medium accompanying plants |
| Roots |
| Seedlings, Micropropagated plants |
| True seeds (inc. grain) |
| Wood |
References
Top of pageBrown JF, Liloqula R, Keane PJ, Putter CAJ, 1992. Diseases of cocoa in the Solomon Islands. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 112.
Firman ID, 1972. A list of fungi and plant parasitic bacteria, viruses and nematodes in Fiji. Phytopathological Papers No. 1. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
Frison EA, Feliu E(Editors), 1989. FAO/IBPGR technical guidelines for the safe movement of cocoa germplasm. Rome, Italy; FAO/IBPGR, 29 pp.
Guillaumin JJ, 1971. A contribution to the study of white thread blight in the southern Ivory Coast. Annales de Phytopathologie, 3(2):143-169.
Lass RA, 1985. Diseases. In: Wood GAR, Lass RA, eds. Cocoa. 4th edn. London, UK: Longman Scientific & Technical, 265-365.
Lawrence JS, Campelo AMFL, Figueiredo JMde, 1991. Diseases of cocoa. II - Fungal diseases which occur on leaves, branches and trunk. Agrotropica, 3(1):1-14
Liu PSW, Liew PSC, 1975. Diseases of cocoa in Sabah. Technical Bulletin, Department of Agriculture, Sabah, No. 1:82 pp.
Lourd M, Alves MLB, 1987. Host range and aetiology of white thread blight of fruit trees in the Amazon region. Fitopatologia Brasileira, 12(1):88-89
Mohanan RC, Kaveriappa KM, 1983. White thread blight of cacao in India. Indian Phytopathology, 36(2):394-396
Peregrine WTH, Kassim bin Ahmad, 1982. Brunei: a first annotated list of plant diseases and associated organisms. Phytopathological Paper Commonwealth Mycological Institute Kew, Richmond, Surrey UK, No.27:87 pp.
Singh G, 1989. Evaluation of fungicides against vascular streak dieback, white thread blight and pink disease of cocoa. Journal of Plant Protection in the Tropics, 6:19-24.
Thorold CA, 1975. Diseases of cocoa. Diseases of cocoa. Clarendon Press. Oxford UK, xii + 423
Turner GJ, 1971. Fungi and Plant Diseases in Sarawak. Phytopathological Paper (No. 13). Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
Williams TH, Liu PSW, 1976. A Host List of Plant Diseases in Sabah, Malaysia. Phytopathological Paper (No. 19). Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
Distribution Maps
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- = 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