Taphrina entomospora

Taphrina entomospora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Taphrinomycetes
Order: Taphrinales
Family: Taphrinaceae
Genus: Taphrina
Species: T. entomospora
Binomial name
Taphrina entomospora
Thaxt. (1910)
Synonyms[1]

Entomospora antarctica Sacc. ex Jacz. (1927))
Exoascus entomosporus (Thaxt.) Sacc. & Trotter (1913)

Taphrina entomospora is a fungal plant pathogen that infects the leaves of Nothofagus.[2] T. entomospora infection results in chlorosis and changes in parenchyma structure of the leaf causing premature senescence. The species was first described scientifically by mycologist Roland Thaxter in 1910.[3]

The distribution of T. entomospora is restricted to South America.

References

  1. "Taphrina entomospora Thaxt. 1910". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  2. Hansen PV, Bianchinotti MV, Rajchenberg M (2007). "Anatomy and cytology of Taphrina entomospora during infection of Nothofagus". Mycological Research. 11 (5): 592–8. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.02.010. PMID 17512180.
  3. Thaxter R. (1910). "Notes on Chilean fungi. I". Botanical Gazette, Crawfordsville. 50: 430–42.


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