Asteroma

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]

Asteroma
Symptoms of Asteroma coryli on foliage
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Diaporthales
Family: Gnomoniaceae
Genus: Asteroma
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Species
Synonyms
  • Depazea Fr.
  • Actinonemella Höhn.
  • Gloeosporina Höhn.
  • Titaeosporina Luijk
  • Ribaldia Cif

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


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