Phyllosticta capitalensis

Phyllosticta capitalensis is a cosmopolitan fungal plant pathogen that grows on many hosts either as an endophyte[1] or as a saprobe on dead tissue, including species of Citrus and Musa (bananas).[2] There are some reports of it infecting orchids, such as cattleyas or Cymbidium.[3]

Phyllosticta capitalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Botryosphaeriales
Family: Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus: Phyllosticta
Species:
P. capitalensis
Binomial name
Phyllosticta capitalensis
Henn., (1908)
Synonyms

Phyllostictina pyriformis E.K.Cash & A.M.J.Watson (1955) synonyms Guignardia endophyllicola Okane, Nakagiri & Tad. Ito (2001)

References
  1. Okane, I; Nagagiri, A; Ito, T; Lumyong, S (2003). "Extensive host range of an endophytic fungus, Guignardia endophyllicola (anamorph: Phyllosticta capitalensis)". Mycoscience. 44 (5): 353–363.
  2. Glienke, C; Pereira, OL; Stringari, D; et al. (2011). "Endophytic and pathogenic Phyllosticta species, with reference to those associated with Citrus Black Spot". Persoonia. 26: 47–56.
  3. Silva, M; Pereira, OL (2007). "First report of Guignardia endophyllicola leaf blight on Cymbidium (Orchidaceae) in Brazil". Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 2 (1): 31–32.


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