Phialophora asteris

Phialophora asteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Chaetothyriales
Family:	Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus:	Phialophora
Species:	P. asteris
Binomial name
Phialophora asteris (Dowson) Burge & I.Isaac (1974)
Synonyms
Cephalosporium asterisDowson (1923)

Phialophora asteris is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen infecting sunflowers. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Phialophora asteris f. sp. helianthi, a New Pathogen of Sunflower in Italy". www.apsnet.org. Plant Disease. 1995. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
2. Gulya, Thomas. "Two New "Verticillium" Threats to Sunflower in North America" (PDF). USDA-Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
3. Hawksworth, D. L.; Gibson, I. A. S. (1976-12-31). "Phialophora asteris". Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria: Sheet 505. doi:10.1079/DFB/20056400505.

Further reading

• Burge, M.N.; Isaac, I. (1974). "Phialophora asteris, causal agent of Aster wilt". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 62 (2): 367–IN34. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(74)80045-8.