A taxonomic reassessment of Phyllachora proteae, a leaf pathogen of Proteaceae

Phyllachora proteae is a well known leaf pathogen of Protea spp. In the pre sent study this fungus was recollected from several genera and species of P roteaceae in the Western Cape province of South Africa, and its taxonomy wa s reassessed. Single ascospore cultures produced a Fusicoccum anamorph in c ulture, described here as F. proteae. A microconidial synanamorph with narr owly ellipsoidal, brown, thick-walled conidia was commonly associated with F. proteae in culture. Based on its bitunicate asci, as well as pseudotheci al and ascospore morphology, a new combination for ii proteae is proposed i n Botryosphaeria, as B. proteae.