Preferred scientific name:

Cryphonectria parasitica

Other scientific names:

Diaporthe parasitica

Endothia parasitica

Common names:

Canker

Chestnut blight

Organism type:

Fungus

TAXONOMY:

Kingdom:

Fungi

Phylum:

Ascomycota

Class:

Sordariomycetes

Order:

Diaporthales

Family:

Valsaceae

Species:

Cryphonectria parasitica

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NEW ZEALAND:

Regulatory status:

Regulated

Unwanted:

Yes

Date determined:

13 August 2001

Category:

Regulated Pest

Govt dept:

Ministry for Primary Industries - MPI

Notifiable:

No

HSNO status:

Not assessed

Action upon interception in NZ:

See detail

Potential vector:

No

Country freedom status:

Not known to be present

INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE REGULATIONS:

These countries have quarantine regulations for this pest.