Mycena citricolor (American leaf spot of coffee)

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Mycena citricolor (Berk. & Curtis) Sacc.

Preferred Common Name

• American leaf spot of coffee

Other Scientific Names

• Agaricus citricolor Berk. and Curtis, 1868
• Mycena tricolor
• Omphalia flavida Maubl. & Rangel
• Sphaerostilbe flavida Massee
• Stilbum flavidum Cooke

International Common Names

• English: American: coffee leaf disease; American: coffee leaf spot; cock's eye spot; eye spot: coffee; iron spot of coffee; leaf spot: coffee
• Spanish: mancha americana de la hoja del cafeto; mancha americana del cafeto; ojo de gallo; ojo de gallo del cafeto
• French: feuilles noires du cafeier; maladie americaine du cafeier; maladie des feuilles noires du cafeier; stilbose du caféier; taches foliaires américaines

Local Common Names

• Germany: Amerikanische Kaffee Blattkrankheiten; Schwarzblaettrigkeit: Kaffee

EPPO code

• MYCECI (Mycena citricolor)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Basidiomycota
•             Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
•                 Class: Agaricomycetes
•                     Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
•                         Order: Agaricales
•                             Family: Tricholomataceae
•                                 Genus: Mycena
•                                     Species: Mycena citricolor

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

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Plant Trade

References

Bonilla GJC, 1982. Estudio del ojo de gallo causado por el hongo Mycena citricolor.Third Latin American symposium on coffee cultivation, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 9-10 December 1980, 177-188.

Calvo S, Vargas E, 1989. The effect of various adhesives and formulations of a parasitic bacterium on control of American leaf spot of coffee (Mycena citricolor Berk & Curt) Sacc. Turrialba, 39(3):328-334

Carvajal BF, 1939. 'Ojo de Gallo' (Omphalia flavida) [Cock's eye (Omphalia flavida). Revista del Instituto de Defensa de CafT del Cost Rica. Supplement 7(52).

CMI, 1996. Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, No. 9, edition 5. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Echandi E, Segall RH, 1958. The effectivenes of certain eradicant fungicides on inhibition of gemmae of Mycena citricolor Phytopathology, 48:11-14.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Monterroso Salvatierra D, 1998. Posibilidades de manejo integrado de la enfermedad "ojo de gallo" del cafe. Manejo Integrado de Plagas, 47:i-iv.

Mora F, Ramirez C, Vargas E, Rodriguez T, 1989. Application of antagonistic bacteria for the control of American leaf spot disease of coffee caused by Mycena citricolor (Berk & Curt) Sacc. Turrialba, 39(3):346-352

Quesada-Chanto A, Jiménez-Ulate F, 1996. In vitro evaluation of a Bacillus sp. for the biological control of the coffee phytopathogen Mycena citricolor. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 12(1):97-98; 4 ref.

Rao DV, Tewari JP, 1987. Production of oxalic acid by Mycena citricolor, causal agent of the American leaf spot of coffee. Phytopathology, 77(6):780-785

Rao DV, Tewari JP, 1988. Suppression of the symptoms of American leaf spot of coffee with calcium hydroxide. Plant Disease, 72(8):688-690

Rao DV, Tewari JP, 1989. Occurrence of magnesium oxalate crystals on lesions incited by Mycena citricolor on coffee. Phytopathology, 79(7):783-787

Salas JA, Hancock JG, 1972. Production of the perfect stage of Mycena citricolor (Berk. and Curt.) Sacc. Hilgardia, 41(9):213-234.

Sequiera L, 1958. Host range of Mycena citricolor (Berk. & Curt.) Sacc. Turrialba, 8:136-147.

Tewari JP, Rao DV, Vargas E, 1986. Preliminary study on the mode of penetration of Mycena citricolor in coffee leaf. Agronomia Costarricense, 10(1-2):199-202

Vargas E, 1984. Interaction of biological and chemical treatment in the control of "ojo de gallo" disease (Mycena citricolor) in coffee. Agronomia Costarricense, 8(2):91-97

Vargas GE, Gonzales LM, Umana RG, Vargas VL, 1990. New alternatives for chemically controlling cock's eye (Mycena citricolor). Boletin de Promecafe, No. 47:9-14

Wellman FL, 1950. Dissemination of Omphalia flavida leaf spot of coffee. Turrialba, 1:12-17.

Wellman FL, 1972. Tropical American Plant Diseases. Metuchen, New Jersey, USA: Scarecrow Press.

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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