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Caliciopsis pinea

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Caliciopsis pinea
Caliciopsis canker (Caliciopsis pinea) on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Coryneliales
Family: Coryneliaceae
Genus: Caliciopsis
Species:
C. pinea
Binomial name
Caliciopsis pinea
Peck (1883)

Caliciopsis pinea, or Caliciopsis pine canker, is a species of fungus in the family Coryneliaceae.[1]

It is most often found on Pinus strobus in New England, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Quebec and Ontario. It has also been found on Pinus rigida, Pinus pungens, Pinus echinata, Pinus resinosus, and Pinus virginiana in North America. It has also been reported in Europe on Pinus pinaster, Pinus radiata, Pinus pumilo, and Abies species. [2]

The fungus forms an insect/disease complex with white pine bast scale (Matsucoccus macrocicatrices), which causes branch and sapling mortality in Pinus strobus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Munck, Isabel A.; Livingston, William; Lombard, Kyle; Luther, Thomas; Ostrofsky, William D.; Weimer, Jennifer; Wyka, Stephen; Broders, Kirk (November 30, 2015). "Extent and Severity of Caliciopsis Canker in New England, USA: An Emerging Disease of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.)". Forests. 6 (11): 4360–4373. doi:10.3390/f6114360.
  2. ^ "Caliciopsis Pine Canker| NH Division of Forests and Lands". www.nh.gov.
  3. ^ "How to look for white pine bast scale and Caliciopsis canker". Wisconsin DNR Forestry News. January 5, 2021.