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Ascochyta Lib., 1830 (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

Further Information

Diagnostic features Pale, thin-walled, immersed pycnidia, typically with a dark ring around the ostiole. The short conidia are short 1-septate. Ascochyta mostly cause spots on living leaves or occasionally stems. Grove, W.B., 1935
Similar species The conidia in Septoria are much longer, while in Phyllosticta they are aseptate. Grove, W.B., 1935

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #microphotos #refs

Suggested Literature

Ascochyta may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters)
Coelomycetes (via Ascochyta) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 264 feeding and other relationships of Ascochyta (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

References

Grove, W.B., 1935 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia
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