Truncatella hartigii

Truncatella hartigii is a species of parasitic fungus in the family Bartaliniaceae, first described by Karl von Tubeuf in 1888, and given its current name by René Léopold Steyaert [de] in 1949. It is a parasite of pine needles.^[1] It is morphologically similar to Pestalotiopsis funerea with differences in their conidia.^[2] It shows significant antibacterial activity, especially against Enterococcus faecalis.^[3]

Truncatella hartigii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Amphisphaeriales
Family:	Bartaliniaceae
Genus:	Truncatella
Species:	T. hartigii
Binomial name
Truncatella hartigii (Tubeuf) Steyaert 1949
Synonyms
Pestalotia hartigii Tubeuf (1888)