Discosia

Discosia rhododendricola sp.nov, Neopestalotiopsis rhododendricola sp.nov and Diaporthe nobilis were new asexual fungal species found in 2022 on Rhododendron spp. in Kunming, Yunnan Province in China. Discosia strobilina has been found on various rhododendron species (including Rhododendron arboreum and Rhododendron campulatum) as leaf spots on dead and living leaves in Mexico, Europe, India and Japan. Discosia vagans was found on fallen leaves and dead stems on various rhododendron species in Italy and India. Discosia artocreas has been found in America on Cercis canadensis, Magnolia glauca and Aralia spinosa. In Alabama, USA species Discosia artocreas was found on Prunus serotina and Acer rubrum. Discosia rubi has been trialled as treatment for human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. ==Distribution==

It has a wide scattered cosmopolitan distribution; it is found in the USA, Mexico, Europe, (including Italy, and Poland,) India, Japan, Thailand, China, and New Zealand. ==Species==

As accepted by Species Fungorum; • Discosia alboferruginea • Discosia aquatica • Discosia artocreas • Discosia arxii • Discosia baarnensis • Discosia biciliata • Discosia bombycina • Discosia brasiliensis • Discosia caffra • Discosia castaneae • Discosia ceanothi • Discosia celtidis • Discosia eucalypticola • Discosia fagi • Discosia fici • Discosia fraxinea • Discosia himalayensis • Discosia hiptages • Discosia italica • Discosia jambolanae • Discosia jordanovii • Discosia julia • Discosia lauricola • Discosia ludwigii • Discosia macrozamiae • Discosia maculiformis • Discosia neofraxinea • Discosia nobilis • Discosia novae-zelandiae • Discosia petrakii • Discosia pini • Discosia pleurochaeta • Discosia poikilomera • Discosia poonensis • Discosia pseudoartocreas • Discosia pseudoceanothi • Discosia pseudopleurochaeta • Discosia pyri • Discosia querci • Discosia ravennica • Discosia rosae • Discosia rubi • Discosia sampaioi • Discosia spegazzinii • Discosia strobilina • Discosia subramanianii • Discosia syzygii • Discosia tamarindi • Discosia tenzingii • Discosia tillandsiae • Discosia tricellularis • Discosia vagans • Discosia yakushimensis Former species; • D. alnea = Asteroma alneum, Gnomoniaceae • D. artocreas f. camphorae = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. aceris = Discosia artocreas), • D. artocreas var. betulae = Discosia artocreas), • D. artocreas var. brasiliensis = Discosia brasiliensis, • D. artocreas var. camphorae = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. carpini = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. coryli = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. fagi = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. juglandis = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. mespili = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. platani = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. populi = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. quercina = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. sibirica = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. tremulae = Discosia artocreas, • D. artocreas var. ulmi = Discosia artocreas, • D. clypeata = Anthostomella clypeata, Xylariaceae • D. clypeata f. rosae = Anthostomella clypeata, Xylariaceae • D. cynosbati = Seimatosporium rosae, Sporocadaceae • D. eucalypti = Immersidiscosia eucalypti, Amphisphaeriaceae • D. grammita = Seimatosporium grammitum, Sporocadaceae • D. ignobilis = Seimatosporium ignobilis, Sporocadaceae • D. impressa = Diplocarpon impressum, Drepanopezizaceae • D. minima = Mycoleptodiscus minimus, Magnaporthaceae • D. passerinii = Seimatosporium tostum, Sporocadaceae • D. punicae = Monochaetia punicae, Amphisphaeriaceae ==References==