Asteroma

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Asteroma
Asteroma coryli - Lindsey.jpg
Symptoms of Asteroma coryli on foliage
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Diaporthales
Family: Gnomoniaceae
Genus: Asteroma
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Species
Synonyms
  • DepazeaFr.
  • Actinonemella Höhn.
  • Gloeosporina Höhn.
  • Titaeosporina Luijk
  • RibaldiaCif

Asteroma is a genus of pathogenic fungus in the family Gnomoniaceae, containing several species that cause leaf spot and canker on plants such as goldenrod, primrose, and Erythronium . [1]

References

  1. R. Kenneth Horst (2008). Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 308. ISBN   978-1-4020-4584-4.