Pestalotiopsidaceae Maharachch. & K.D.Hyde
Pestalotiopsis macadamiae R.G.Shivas & Akinsanmi , legitimate, scientific
Akinsanmi, O.A., Nisa, S., Jeff-Ego, O.S. et al. (January 2017), Dry Flower Disease of Macadamia in Australia Caused by Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae sp. nov. and Pestalotiopsis macadamiae sp. nov. Plant Disease 101: 49, fig. 5 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Lindendale, on rachis of Macadamia integrifolia with dieback, 20 Aug. 2014, O.A. Akinsanmi, holotype BRIP 63738b, includes ex-type cultures."
  • Text: identifier: MB 817931
  • Etymology: "Named after the host genus from which it was isolated, Macadamia."
Prasannath, K., Galea, V.J. & Akinsanmi, O.A. (1 February 2023), Diversity and pathogenicity of species of Botrytis, Cladosporium, Neopestalotiopsis and Pestalotiopsis causing flower diseases of macadamia in Australia. Plant Pathology 72 (5): 889 [secondary reference]