Bipolaris is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Pleosporaceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Robert A. Shoemaker in 1959.[1]

Bipolaris
Bipolaris leaf blight of Kentia palm caused by Bipolaris incurvata
Bipolaris leaf blight of kentia palm caused by Bipolaris incurvata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Bipolaris
Shoemaker (1959)
Type species
Bipolaris maydis

It has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.[2]

Species edit

As of 2023 August 9, the GBIF lists up to 71 species,[2] while Species Fungorum lists 78 species.[3]

See Species Fungorum website for a list of about 59 former species of Bipolaris.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Shoemaker RA. (1959). "Nomenclature of Drechslera and Bipolaris, grass parasites segregated from Helminosporium". Canadian Journal of Botany. 37 (5): 879–87. doi:10.1139/b59-073.
  2. ^ a b "Bipolaris Shoemaker". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Pleospora". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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