Lophodermium pinastri

Lophodermium pinastri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Rhytismatales
Family:	Rhytismataceae
Genus:	Lophodermium
Species:	L. pinastri
Binomial name
Lophodermium pinastri (Schrad.) Chevall. [1]

Lophodermium pinastri is a fungus in the genus Lophodermium . ^[1] Like most species in the genus, it is an endophyte and saprophyte of pine (Pinus spp.) needles. ^{[2] [3]}

Ecology

Lophodermium pinastri has been reported on numerous species of Pinus and can act as an endophyte, ^[4] a saprophyte, ^[3] or in rare instances, as a pathogen. ^[5] It is frequently confused with Lophodermium seditiosum - a more serious and damaging pathogen than L. pinastri. ^[2]

References

1. "Lophodermium pinastri (Schrad.) Chevall". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 30 April 2025.
2. Stenström, E; Ihrmark, K (2005). "Identification of Lophodermium seditiosum and L. pinastri in Swedish forest nurseries using species-specific PCR primers from the ribosomal ITS region". Forest Pathology. 35 (3): 163–172. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0329.2005.00398.x.
3. Osono, T; Hirose, D (2010). "Colonization and lignin decomposition of pine needle litter by Lophodermium pinastri". Forest Pathology. 41 (2): 156–162. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00648.x.
4. Hata, Kunihiko; Futai, K; Tsuda, M (1998). "Seasonal and needle age-dependent changes of the endophytic mycobiota in Pinus thunbergii and Pinus densiflora needles". Canadian Journal of Botany. 76 (2): 245. Bibcode:1998CaJB...76..245H. doi:10.1139/b97-177.
5. Prihatini, I; Glen, M; Wardlaw, T; Mohammed, C (2015). "Lophodermium pinastri and an unknown species of Teratosphaeriaceae are associated with needle cast in a Pinus radiata selection trial". Forest Pathology. 45 (4): 281. Bibcode:2015FoPat..45..281P. doi:10.1111/efp.12169.