Lepteutypa cupressi

Lepteutypa cupressi is a plant pathogen which causes a disease ("Cypress canker") in Cupressus, Thuja, and related conifer types.

Lepteutypa cupressi
Teleomorph stage of Lepteutypa cupressi found at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Sordariomycetes
Subclass:
Xylariomycetidae
Order:
Xylariales
Family:
Amphisphaeriaceae
Genus:
Lepteutypa
Species:
L. cupressi
Binomial name
Lepteutypa cupressi
(Nattrass, C. Booth, & B. Sutton) H.J. Swart, (1973)
Synonyms

Cryptostictis cupressi
Monochaetia unicornis
Pestalotia unicornis
Rhynchosphaeria cupressi
Seiridium cupressi
Seiridium unicorne

The name Seiridium cupressi (formerly Coryneum cupressi) is for the anamorph of this fungus, that is, it is used for the asexual form. Now that it is known to have a sexual stage the genus name Lepteutypa should take precedence.[1]

References
  1. Graniti, A. (1986). "Seiridium cardinale and other cypress cankers". Eppo Bulletin. 16 (3): 479–486. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.1986.tb00309.x.


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