Elsinoë fawcettii

Elsinoë fawcettii is a species of fungus in the Elsinoaceae family. It is a plant pathogen that causes citrus scab.[1]

Elsinoë fawcettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Order:
Myriangiales
Family:
Elsinoaceae
Genus:
Elsinoë
Species:
E. fawcettii
Binomial name
Elsinoë fawcettii
Bitanc. & Jenkins [as 'fawcetti'] (1936)
Synonyms
  • Sphaceloma citri (E.E.Butler) Cif. (1938)
  • Sphaceloma fawcettii Jenkins (1925)
  • Sporotrichum citri E.E.Butler (1925)

References
  1. Bitancourt AA, Jenkins AE. (1936). "Elsinoë fawcettii, the perfect state of the citrus scab fungus". 26: 393–6. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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