Biology:Pleospora betae

Short description: Species of fungus

Pleospora betae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Pleosporaceae
Genus:	Pleospora
Species:	P. betae
Binomial name
Pleospora betae Björl., (1915)
Synonyms
Phoma betae A.B. Frank, (1892) Phoma spinaciae Bubák & K. Krieg., (1912) Phoma tabifica (Prill.) Sacc., (1892) Phyllosticta betae Oudem., (1877) Phyllosticta spinaciae H. Zimm., (1910) Phyllosticta tabifica Prill., (1891) Pleospora bjoerlingii Byford, (1963)

Pleospora betae is a plant pathogen infecting beet. It contains the chemical substances betaenone A, B and C. Pleospora betae develops on dead beet residues and is a marsupial stage of the Phoma betae anamorph, parasitizing on beets and causing a number of harmful diseases.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7204610 entry