 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(October 2023) |
| Phyllosticta solitaria | |
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| Apple Leaves and Twigs Showing Blotch. 1 and 2, Leaves of the Arkansas Black variety, with spots caused by the blotch fungus; 3, 1-year-old blotch canker on Ben Davis apple twig; 4, 2-year-old blotch canker on Ben Davis apple twig; 5, leaf of the Missouri variety, showing lesions on petiole and midrib produced by artificial inoculation with spores of Phyllosticta solitaria from pure cultures; 6, an older blotch canker on a Ben Davis twig | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Botryosphaeriales |
| Family: | Botryosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllosticta |
| Species: | P. solitaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllosticta solitaria Ellis & Everh. (1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
Phyllostictina solitaria(Ellis & Everh.) Shear | |
Phyllosticta solitaria is a fungal plant pathogen [1] infecting apples.