Diaporthe tamaricina  

Description contributed by Graham Kinsey, CABI.

Anamorph: Phomopsis tamaricaria Grove (1935). Conidiomata to 600 µm diam. Conidiogenous cells 14-18 x 2-4 µm. Alpha-conidia 8-9 x 2-2.5 µm; beta-conidia 30 x 1 µm.

Teleomorph: stromata with host bark appearing unchanged, distinct black zone lines within the wood. Ascomata to 250 µm diam., gregarious, ostioles barely projecting. Ascospores 10 x 2.5 µm, fusiform, guttules scarcely apparent.