Biology:Valsa sordida

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Short description: Species of fungus

Valsa sordida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Diaporthales
Family: Valsaceae
Genus: Valsa
Species:
V. sordida
Binomial name
Valsa sordida
Nitschke (1870)[1]
Synonyms[3]

Engizostoma sordidum (Nitschke) Kuntze (1898)[2]

Valsa sordida is a species of fungus within the family Valsaceae. A plant pathogen, it causes dieback of small branches and twigs of broad-leaved trees, usually poplar. It is found in Africa, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. The anamorph is Cytospora chrysopserma.[4]

References

  1. Nitscke T. (1870). Pyrenomycetes Germanici. 2. Breslau, Germany: Eduard Trewendt. p. 203. 
  2. Kuntze O. (1898) (in German). Revisio generum plantarum. 3. Leipzig, Germany: A. Felix. p. 475. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3693. 
  3. "Valsa sordida Nitschke 1870". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=28567&Fields=All. Retrieved 2012-03-31. 
  4. European Handbook of Plant Diseases. John Wiley and Sons. 2009. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4443-1418-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=3gbPsC7i1IIC&pg=PA320. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7912606 entry