Neocordana musae

Neocordana musae (formerly Cordana musae) is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen. It produces cordana leaf spot on bananas.[1]

Cordana musae
Cordana leaf spot of banana, caused by Cordana musae.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Sordariomycetes
Subclass:
Sordariomycetidae
Order:
Magnaporthales
Family:
Pyriculariaceae
Genus:
Neocordana
Species:
N. musae
Binomial name
Neocordana musae
(Zimm.) Höhn., Zentbl. Bakt. ParasitKde, Abt. II 2(60): 7 (1923)
Synonyms

Cordana musae Sclerotium musae
Scolicotrichum musae
Scolicotrichum musae

  1. Cordana leaf spot of banana produced by Cordana musae, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, p. 3.


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