Physoderma leproides

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Physoderma leproides is a species of fungus in the family Physodermataceae.[2] It is a plant pathogen that infects beets (Beta vulgaris). Common names given to the disease caused by the fungus include leaf and crown wart, marbled or beet root tumour.[3]

Physoderma leproides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Blastocladiomycota
Class: Physodermatomycetes
Order: Physodermatales
Family: Physodermataceae
Genus: Physoderma
Species:
P. leproides
Binomial name
Physoderma leproides
(Trab.) Lagerh. (1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Oedomyces leproides (Trab.) Trab. (1894)
  • Entyloma leproideum Trab. (1894)
  • Urophlyctis leproides (Trab.) Magnus (1897)

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References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Physoderma leproides (Trab.) Lagerh., Lloydia 13(1): 42 (1950)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Physoderma leproides (Trab.) Lagerh". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ Gouda, M.I.; Emeran, A.A. (2007). "First report of sugar beet crown wart disease caused by Urophlyctis leproides in Egypt". Plant Pathology. 56 (2): 356–356. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01523.x.