Phaeochoropsis mucosa

Phaeochoropsis mucosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Phyllachorales
Family:	Phaeochoraceae
Genus:	Phaeochoropsis
Species:	P. mucosa
Binomial name
	Phaeochoropsis mucosa; (Speg.) K.D. Hyde & P.F. Cannon, (1999)
Synonyms
	Catacauma mucosum (Speg.) Theiss. & Syd., Annls mycol. 13(3/4): 373 (1915); Phyllachora mucosa Speg., An. Soc. cient. argent. 26: 40 (1888)

Phaeochoropsis mucosa is a plant pathogen infecting coconut trees.^[1] It causes lesions that are scattered over the tree leaves, although the necrosis is minimal.^[2]

References

^ Hyde, Kevin D.; Cannon, P. F. (1999). Fungi Causing Tar Spots on Palms. CABI. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-0-85199-373-7.
^ Elliott, Monica L.; Society, American Phytopathological (2004). Compendium of Ornamental Palm Diseases and Disorders. APS Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-89054-314-6.

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[1] Hyde, Kevin D.; Cannon, P. F. (1999). Fungi Causing Tar Spots on Palms. CABI. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-0-85199-373-7.

[2] Elliott, Monica L.; Society, American Phytopathological (2004). Compendium of Ornamental Palm Diseases and Disorders. APS Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-89054-314-6.

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