مونس بخشی - Research Assistant Prof., Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
منصوره میرابوالفتحی - Research Prof., Department of Plant Disease Research, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
رسول زارع - Research Prof., Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Sphaerulina is a genus of fungi which belongs to the family Mycosphaerellaceae in the order Mycosphaerellales. In a survey of leaf-inhabiting fungi associated with trees in Hyrcanian forests, several isolates of the genus Sphaerulina were recovered from leaf spot symptoms of oak trees. Integration of multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (LSU, ITS, actA and tef۱) and morphological identification were applied to identify the isolates. The results revealed that, the isolates belong to a species of the genus Sphaerulina, namely, S. quercicola. To the best of author’s knowledge, this is the first report of this species for the funga of Iran.

Fagaceae, Leaf spot, Mycosphaerellaceae, phylogeny, Taxonomy