Valsa sordida is a species of fungus within the family Valsaceae. A plant pathogen, it causes dieback of small branches and twigs of broad-leaved trees, usually poplar. It is found in Africa, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. The anamorph is Cytospora chrysosperma.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Diaporthales |
| Family: | Valsaceae |
| Genus: | Valsa |
| Species: | V. sordida
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| Binomial name | |
| Valsa sordida | |
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References
edit- ^ Nitscke T. (1870). Pyrenomycetes Germanici. Vol. 2. Breslau, Germany: Eduard Trewendt. p. 203.
- ^ Kuntze O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum (in German). Vol. 3. Leipzig, Germany: A. Felix. p. 475.
- ^ "Valsa sordida Nitschke 1870". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ Smith IM, Dunez J, Phillips DH, Lelliott RA, Archer SA (2009). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. John Wiley and Sons. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4443-1418-2.
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