Phoma tracheiphila is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes a disease known as Mal secco on citrus trees. It occurs in dry, cool climates such as the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Asia Minor. It forms pycniospores that are carried short distances by rain, or by wind to new leaves, where germinated hyphae invade stomata or more likely fresh wounds.[1]

Phoma tracheiphila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Didymellaceae
Genus: Phoma
Species:
P. tracheiphila
Binomial name
Phoma tracheiphila
(Petri) L.A. Kantsch. & Gikaschvili (1948)
Synonyms

Bakerophoma tracheiphila (Petri) Cif. (1946)
Deuterophoma tracheiphila Petri (1929)

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  1. ^ CITRUS F:S Davies et al.1999
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