Biology:Thecaphora solani
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Thecaphora solani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Urocystidales |
| Family: | Glomosporiaceae |
| Genus: | Thecaphora |
| Species: | T. solani
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| Binomial name | |
| Thecaphora solani Barrus, (1944)
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| Synonyms | |
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Angiosorus solani Thirum. & M.J. O'Brien, (1974) | |
Thecaphora solani, potato smut, is a fungal plant pathogen. It affects plants, primarily potatoes, in the Andean part of South America. The disease of potatoes that it causes is economically important (there have been reports of crop losses up to 80 percent in South America).[1][2]
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1939267 entry
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