Taxonomic statuses of quarantine-significant Fusarium species of China
Fusarium circinatum,F.tucumaniae,F.virguliforme and five formae speciales of F.oxysporum have been included in the"List of Quarantine Pests of Import Plants in the People's Republic of China"in 2007.This article aims at revising the scientific names of these species and formae speciales in accordance with the current taxonomic system of the genus Fusarium and related genera in Nectriaceae.It is suggested that the Chinese name for the causal agent of pine pitch canker is revised as huan zhuang lian bao(环状镰孢).The Chinese and scientific names of the oil palm wilt pathogen are revised as you zong lian bao(油棕镰孢)and F.elaeidis.It has been clarified that the pathogens responsible for South American soybean sudden death syndrome,F.tucumaniae,and North American soybean sudden death syndrome,F.virguliforme,are the same species in the genus Neocosmospora,and the Chinese name and scientific name are now revised as cai dou xin chi qiao(菜豆新赤壳)and N.phaseoli,respectively.Additionally,this study indicates that the pathogens responsible for the banana wilt(race 4 and non-Chinese race),celery wilt,asparagus wilt,and strawberry wilt are not monophyletic,suggesting the necessity for taxonomic revisions of these formae speciales of F.oxysporum.These updates are references for future revisions and renewal of the quarantine pest lists.
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