Biology:Botryosphaeria quercuum

Short description: Species of fungus

Botryosphaeria quercuum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Botryosphaeriales
Family:	Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Botryosphaeria
Species:	B. quercuum
Binomial name
Botryosphaeria quercuum (Schwein.) Sacc. (1882)
Synonyms
Botryosphaeria advena Ces. & De Not. (1863) Botryosphaeria dasylirii (Peck) Theiss. & Syd. (1915) Botryosphaeria hoffmannii Höhn. (1904) Botryosphaeria melanops (Tul.) G.Winter (1887) Dothidea dasylirii Peck (1882) Dothidea melanops Tul. Melanops quercuum (Schwein.) Rehm, (1919) Melogramma quercuum (Schwein.) Berk. (1876) Phyllachora dasylirii (Peck) Sacc. (1883) Physalospora lagunculariae Rehm (1901) Puiggarina lagunculariae (Rehm) Speg. (1919) Sphaeria quercuum Schwein. (1822)

Botryosphaeria quercuum is a fungal plant pathogen that causes cankers in avocado, dieback on mango and leaf spot in natal plum (carissa grandiflora).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3915701 entry