Truncatella (fungus)


The fungal genus Truncatella in the family Sporocadaceae, and in the Amphisphaeriales order, includes plant pathogens such as Truncatella laurocerasi.
Truncatella angustata has been linked with grapevine trunk disease in northern Iran. Neopestalotiopsis, Pestalotiopsis and Truncatella fungal species are associated with grapevine trunk diseases in France.
It also causes canker and twig dieback in blueberry plants.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Former species;T. pampeana = Pestalotiopsis pampeana, PestalotiopsidaceaeT. pestalozzioides = Pestalotiopsis pestalozzioides, PestalotiopsidaceaeT. pitospora = Pestalotia pitospora, PestalotiopsidaceaeT. ramulosa = Truncatella laurocerasi, BartaliniaceaeT. restionacearum = Heterotruncatella restionacearum, SporocadaceaeT. spadicea = Heterotruncatella spadicea, SporocadaceaeT. spartii = Heterotruncatella spartii, SporocadaceaeT. suffocata = Pestalotiopsis suffocata, PestalotiopsidaceaeT. trevoae = Chrysalidopsis trevoae, Ascomycota