Lepteutypa cupressi

Lepteutypa cupressi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Subclass: Xylariomycetidae
Order: Xylariales
Family: Amphisphaeriaceae
Genus: Lepteutypa
Species: L. cupressi
Binomial name
Lepteutypa cupressi
(Nattrass, C. Booth & B. Sutton) H.J. Swart, (1973)
Synonyms

Cryptostictis cupressi
Monochaetia unicornis
Pestalotia unicornis
Rhynchosphaeria cupressi
Seiridium cupressi
Seiridium unicorne

Lepteutypa cupressi is a plant pathogen which causes a disease ("Cypress canker") in Cupressus, Thuja, and related conifer types.

The name Seiridium cupressi (formerly Coryneum cupressi) is for the anamorph of this fungus, that is, it is used for the asexual form. Now that it is known to have a sexual stage the genus name Lepteutypa should take precedence. [1]

References

  1. For instance see this EPPO abstract for confirmation of the anamorph name.
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