Lepteutypa cupressi is a plant pathogen which causes a disease ("Cypress canker") in Cupressus, Thuja, and related conifer types.
| Lepteutypa cupressi | |
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| Teleomorph stage of Lepteutypa cupressi found at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Amphisphaeriales |
| Family: | Amphisphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Lepteutypa |
| Species: | L. cupressi
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| Lepteutypa cupressi | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptostictis cupressi | |
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
edit- ^ 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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