Comparative gametangial morphology of Phytophthora Clade 5 species, with SEM (top) and light microscopy (bottom). P. heveae has smooth walled oogonia with funnel-shaped, amphigynous antheridia. P. agathidicida has mildly stipulate oogonia with globose amphigynous antheridia. P.cocois has mildly bullate oogonia with reflexed amphigynous antheridia. P. castaneae has coarsely bullate oogonium with rugose protuberances and narrow amphigynous antheridia (Weir et al. 2015).
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Comparative gametangial morphology of Phytophthora Clade 5 species  |
P. agathidicida oospores in planta  Oospores in the roots of kauri seedlings inoculated with P. agathidicida. The root has been cleared with potassium hydroxide and bleached with peroxide before being stained with trypan blue (scale bar =100 µm). |
P. agathidicia disease symptoms on kauri  Crown decline of mature kauri, with branchlets with little or no leaves |
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P. agathidicida sporangium  Globose to ovoid-ellipsoid, papillate sporangium |
P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Gum oozing out of longitudinal lesion |
P. agathidicia growth on PDA  Colony morphology of ex-holotype ICMP 17027 after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark |
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P. agathidicida growth on MEA  Diffuse, non-patterned, colony morphology of ICMP 16471 (the original “Gadgil isolate”) after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark |
P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Advancing triangular lesion extending up the trunk of an 80 cm DBH kauri tree in the Huia Dam Site along Twin Peaks Track, Waitakere Regional Park |
P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Close up of gum oozing out of lower trunk lesions of a young kauri tree at Maungaroa Ridge, Piha region of Waitakere Regional Park |
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P. agathadicida disease symptom  Excavated lesion, with outer bark removed showing extent of disease-front |
Tāne Mahuta “Lord of the Forest” kauri tree  Tāne Mahuta “Lord of the Forest” is a giant kauri tree (approximately 47 metres in height) in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years |
P. agathidicida oospores  Oospores of P. agathidicida in the roots of kauri seedlings inoculated with P. agathidicida. The root has been cleared with potassium hydroxide and bleached with peroxide, before being stained with Trypan Blue |