Diseases, pathogens and parasites of Undaria pinnatifida

could be mapped for sites where diseases were observed in seaweeds. More than 500 agents
and 600 hosts were referred to in the relevant references reviewed, the majority of which were
cited on a single occasion. It was concluded that mapping would not assist with visualization
of these data. The data are summarised in Table 1 and 2 below.
Two maps are provided illustrating the data obtained for the distribution of diseases/
pathogens/ parasites reported for Undaria pinnatifida, using the FAO regions map (Appendix
3) and a separate map showing the pathogens present in the native range of U. pinnatifida
(Appendix 4).
Table 1. Summary of the number of records for each pest group in each algal host group. The
numbers for the Ochrophyta exclude the Laminariales. NB. The numbers in the table do not
relate directly to the number of references in the database, as references may contain multiple
records.
Viruses Bacteria Fungi Animals Other algae Total
Rhodophyta 4 51 183 12 632 882
Ochrophyta 95 3 120 14 84 316
Chlorophyta 0 0 53 3 6 62
Total 99 54 356 29 722 1260
Table 2. Summary of the number records from each FAO region. Numbers for the Ochrophyta
exclude the Laminariales. NB. Numbers in the table do not relate directly to the number of
references in the database, as references may contain multiple records. Total numbers differ
from those in Table 1 as not all references contained location information.
Rhodophyta Ochrophyta Chlorophyta Total
21 - Atlantic, Northwest 69 42 12 123
27 - Atlantic, Northeast 114 99 10 223
31 - Atlantic, Western Central 11 10 1 22
34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central 15 6 2 23
37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea 30 8 2 40
41 - Atlantic, Southwest 25 8 0 33
47 - Atlantic, Southeast 50 1 0 51
48 - Atlantic, Antarctic 10 7 0 17
51 - Indian Ocean, Western 10 4 11 25
57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern 38 12 9 59
58 - Indian Ocean, Antarctic 0 1 0 1
61 - Pacific, Northwest 105 14 1 120
67 - Pacific, Northeast 117 7 3 127
71 - Pacific, Western Central 42 3 0 45
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central 114 12 3 129
81 - Pacific, Southwest 19 30 2 51
87 - Pacific, Southeast 36 19 0 55
Total 805 283 56 1144
3.2. DESCRIPTION OF KNOWN PATHOGEN-HOST RELATIONSHIPS
3.2.1. Undaria
A summary of the records for each pest group in each algal host group, and number records
from each FAO region are presented in Tables 3 & 4 respectively for members of the
Laminariales, including Undaria. (Note – all papers refer to the sporophyte phase and not to
the gametophyte phase of Undaria).
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