Colletotrichum somersetense
Appearance
Colletotrichum somersetense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Glomerellales |
Family: | Glomerellaceae |
Genus: | Colletotrichum |
Species: | C. somersetense
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Binomial name | |
Colletotrichum somersetense Crouch, 2014
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Colletotrichum somersetense is a morphologically cryptic species described by J.A Crouch in 2014. This species belongs to Colletotrichum caudatum sensu lato and is a pathogen on warm-season grasses (Sorghastrum nutans). Presence of a unique filiform appendage at the apex of the conidium is the distinctive morphological character.[1]
References
- ^ Jo Anne Crouch (2014)Colletotrichum caudatum s.l. is a species complex. IMA Fungus.5: 17–30.