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A newSclerotinia, previously reported asS. intermedia from Japan, is described asSclerotinia nivalis on the morphological basis of the sclerotial anamorph and teleomorph produced in culture. The characters assigning this species to the genusSclerotinia are the tuberoid sclerotia superficially produced on suscepts, the small sclerotia produced on aerial mycelium in culture, the interhyphal spaces in medullary tissue of sclerotia, and the globose cells constructing the ectal excipulum of apothecia. It is distinguishable fromS. sclerotiorum, S. minor, andS. trifoliorum by the intermediate sized sclerotia in culture, binucleate ascospores, the molecular mass of major proteins of sclerotia, and the patterns of esterase isozymes in sclerotial extracts. AlthoughS. nivalis causes snow mold of various dicots, it is a mesophile having an optimum temperature for mycelial growth of around 20°C. It attacks edible burdock(Arctium lappa), Chryhsanthemum morifolium, Ambrosia elatior, carrot(Daucus carota), Angelica acutiloba, Ajuga reptans, andPlantago lanceolata.
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Saito, I. Sclerotinia nivalis, sp. nov., the pathogen of snow mold of herbaceous dicots in Northern Japan. Mycoscience 38, 227–236 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460857
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