Cercospora brachypus

Cercospora brachypus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Capnodiales
Family:	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus:	Cercospora
Species:	C. brachypus
Binomial name
	Cercospora brachypus; Ellis & Everh., (1902)
Synonyms
	Pseudocercospora brachypus

Last updated November 20, 2025

Cercospora brachypus is a fungal plant pathogen. In viticulture, it is called Angular Leaf Spot.^[2]^[3] Its host plants include Vitis rotundifolia ^[4] and Ampelopsis cantoniensis .^[1]

It occurs in the Southern United States and China.^[4]^[1] It causes premature defoliation and subsequent crop failure.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Hsin-Hui Shih Yen-Tzu Fann Jie-Hao Ou Pei-Hsuan Lee Yung-Chun Chou Chi-Yu Chen (2022). "Ten Records of Cercosporoid Fungi from the Lienhuachih Forest in Taiwan". Taiwan Journal for Science. 37 (2): 157–165 – via CABI.
↑ Brannen, Phillip M. (2013). "The State of the Art in Muscadine Disease Management" (PDF). Viticulture UGA. University of Georgia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
1 2 Viret, Olivier; Gindro, Katia (2025), Viret, Olivier; Gindro, Katia (eds.), "Fungal Diseases of Green Organs", Science of Fungi in Grapevine, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 197–312, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-68663-4_4 , ISBN 978-3-031-68663-4 , retrieved 2025-11-14
1 2 "Cercospora brachypus Ellis & Everhart". Mycobank. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

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[Taiwan-1] 1 2 3 Hsin-Hui Shih Yen-Tzu Fann Jie-Hao Ou Pei-Hsuan Lee Yung-Chun Chou Chi-Yu Chen (2022). "Ten Records of Cercosporoid Fungi from the Lienhuachih Forest in Taiwan". Taiwan Journal for Science. 37 (2): 157–165 – via CABI.

[2] Brannen, Phillip M. (2013). "The State of the Art in Muscadine Disease Management" (PDF). Viticulture UGA. University of Georgia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[:1-3] 1 2 Viret, Olivier; Gindro, Katia (2025), Viret, Olivier; Gindro, Katia (eds.), "Fungal Diseases of Green Organs", Science of Fungi in Grapevine, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 197–312, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-68663-4_4 , ISBN 978-3-031-68663-4 , retrieved 2025-11-14

[:0-4] 1 2 "Cercospora brachypus Ellis & Everhart". Mycobank. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

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