Elsinoë batatas
| Elsinoë batatas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Myriangiales |
| Family: | Elsinoaceae |
| Genus: | Elsinoë |
| Species: | E. batatas |
| Binomial name | |
| Elsinoë batatas Viégas & Jenkins (1943) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Sphaceloma batatas Sawada [as 'batatae'] (1931) | |
Elsinoë batatas is a species of fungus in the Elsinoaceae family. It is a plant pathogen that affects members of the genus Ipomoea, including the sweet potato.[1] The species was originally described in 1931 as a species of Sphaceloma, and in 1943 was transferred to Elsinoë by Ahmés Pinto Viégas and Anna Eliza Jenkins.[2]
References
- ↑ Arene OB, Nwankiti AO. (1978). "Sweet potato diseases in Nigeria". International Journal of Pest Management 24 (3): 294–305. doi:10.1080/09670877809411630.
- ↑ Jenkins AE, Viégas AP. (1943). "Stem and foliage scab of sweetpotato". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 33: 244–9.
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