Physoderma leproides is a species of fungus in the family Physodermataceae.[2] It is a plant pathogen that infects beets (Beta vulgaris). Common names given to the disease caused by the fungus include leaf and crown wart, marbled or beet root tumour.[3]
Physoderma leproides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Blastocladiomycota |
Class: | Physodermatomycetes |
Order: | Physodermatales |
Family: | Physodermataceae |
Genus: | Physoderma |
Species: | P. leproides
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Binomial name | |
Physoderma leproides | |
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See also
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edit- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Physoderma leproides (Trab.) Lagerh., Lloydia 13(1): 42 (1950)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Physoderma leproides (Trab.) Lagerh". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Gouda, M.I.; Emeran, A.A. (2007). "First report of sugar beet crown wart disease caused by Urophlyctis leproides in Egypt". Plant Pathology. 56 (2): 356–356. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01523.x.