Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Hyeon-Dong Shin 1*, Joon-Young Kim 1, Chong-Kyu Lee 2, Sang-Hyun Lee 3, Sang-Tae Seo 3
1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
2Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju
52725, Korea
3Forest Insect Pests and Diseases Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, Korea
Correspondence to hdshin@korea.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) September, 2018, 46(3):353-358.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20180030
Accepted: August 19, 2018; Revised: August 19, 2018; Received: August 9, 2018
Published: September, 2018.
© 2018 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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Solidago virgaurea subsp. gigantea is native to Ulleung-do, island in East Sea, and cultivated as a vegetable in Korea. Rust fungus on this plant was first reported as Coleosporium asterum in 2014. Recent studies on Solidago-Coleosporium association mainly based on North American materials suggested that the Korean isolates of C. asterum on S. virgaurea subsp. gigantea reported in Korea might be placed in the C. solidaginis clade. Accordingly, to confirm this suggestion, three additional Korean samples were morphologically and molecularly studied and identified as C. solidaginis in current species concept. Three specimens on S. altissima (syn. S. canadensis) from China and Japan were previously determined to be phylogenetically differentiated from C. solidaginis, hinting at a cryptic species. Therefore, this is the first confirmed report on the presence of C. solidaginis on Solidago spp. in Asia.
Coleosporium solidaginis, Identification, Phylogeny, Solidago virgaurea subsp. gigantea