New and Interesting Fungi. 5.

Nine new genera, 17 new species, nine new combinations, seven epitypes, three lectotypes, one neotype, and 14 interesting new host and / or geographical records are introduced in this study. New genera: (based on ), (based on ), (based on ), (based on ), (based on ), (based on ), (based on ), (based on ), (based on ). New species: (on leaves of , Belgium), (on leaves of , Colombia), (on twigs of , Colombia), (on dead leaves of subsp supporting , Australia), (on leaves of , South Africa), (on , Netherlands), (on leaves of sp.

Phytophthora megakarya and P. palmivora, closely related causal agents of cacao black pod rot, underwent increases in genome sizes and gene numbers by different mechanisms.

(Pmeg) and (Ppal) are closely related species causing cacao black pod rot. Although Ppal is a cosmopolitan pathogen, cacao is the only known host of economic importance for Pmeg Pmeg is more virulent on cacao than Ppal We sequenced and compared the Pmeg and Ppal genomes and identified virulence-related putative gene models (PGeneM) that may be responsible for their differences in host specificities and virulence. Pmeg and Ppal have estimated genome sizes of 126.

Response surface methodology study of the combined effects of temperature, pH, and aw on the growth rate of Trichoderma asperellum.

Aims: To evaluate the influence of environmental parameters (water activity aw, temperature, and pH) on the radial growth rate of Trichoderma asperellum (strains PR10, PR11, PR12, and 659-7), an antagonist of Phytophthora megakarya, the causal agent of cocoa black pod disease.

Methods And Results: The radial growth of four strains of T. asperellum was monitored for 30 days on modified PDA medium.