EPPO Global Database

Phytophthora frigida(PHYTFG)

Distribution details in Australia (New South Wales)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
Burguess et al. (2021): given its association with native Australian tree species and its presence in Australia with asymptomatic vegetation, P. frigida is probably native to Australia.
References
* Burgess TI, Edwards J, Drenth A, Massenbauer T, Cunnington J, Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa R, Dinh Q, Liew EC, White D, Scott P, Barber PA (2021) Current status of Phytophthora in Australia. Persoonia-Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 47(1), 151-177. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2021.47.05

* Scarlett K, Daniel R, Shuttleworth LA, Roy B, Bishop TF, Guest DI (2015) Phytophthora in the Gondwana rainforests of Australia world heritage area. Australasian Plant Pathology 44(3), 335-348.