Mycosphaerella citri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Capnodiales |
Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
Genus: | Mycosphaerella |
Species: | M. citri |
Binomial name | |
Mycosphaerella citri Whiteside, (1972) | |
Synonyms | |
Cercospora citri-griseaF.E. Fisher, (1961) |
Mycosphaerella citri is a fungal plant pathogen infecting citruses.
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