The teleomorph of Phoma medicaginis var. pinodella is reported for the
first time. A single isolate, collected from infected plant material
in Australia, produced asci and ascospores in culture. The anamorph wa
s identified as Phoma medicaginis var. pinodella on the basis of axeni
c colony morphology, symptoms on the foliage of a susceptible pea line
and characteristic hybridization banding patterns observed during RFL
P analysis. The ascospores and asci, although similar in morphology to
those produced by Mycosphaerella pinodes, were considerably larger. T
herefore, the binomial assignment of the teleomorph remains open to sp
eculation. The potential impact on disease dissemination and effective
ness of control measures against P. medicaginis var. pinodella are dis
cussed.