Colletotrichum somersetense is a morphologically cryptic species described by J.A Crouch in 2014. This species belongs to Colletotrichum caudatum sensu lato and is a pathogen on warm-season grasses (Sorghastrum nutans). Presence of a unique filiform appendage at the apex of the conidium is the distinctive morphological character.[1]
| Colletotrichum somersetense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Glomerellales |
| Family: | Glomerellaceae |
| Genus: | Colletotrichum |
| Species: | C. somersetense
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| Binomial name | |
| Colletotrichum somersetense Crouch, 2014
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References
edit- ^ Jo Anne Crouch (2014)Colletotrichum caudatum s.l. is a species complex. IMA Fungus.5: 17–30.