Corynespora leaf spot
(Corynespora cassiicola)
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Maps
Widely Prevalent Plant Pathogen Status - This map is based on data from the Widely Prevalent Fungi Project, a collabaration between USDA APHIS PPQ and the American Phytopathological Society. See www.PrevalentFungi.org for more information.
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: Pezizomycotina |
| Class: Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: Dothideomycetidae |
| Order: Incertae sedis |
| Family: Corynesporascaceae |
| Genus: Corynespora |
| Subject: Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) C.T. Wei |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
target spot
Related Scientific Names:
Corynespora melonis (Cooke) Sacc. (1913) (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Derived from taxonomy / Generic common name
Scientific Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum)