Phyllosticta
''Phyllosticta'' is a genus of fungi. Many of the species in this genus are common and important plant pathogens. They typically infect the foliage and cause tannish-gray leaf spots with dark brown to purple borders. However, ''Phyllosticta'' may also infect fruit and stems. Yield loss is a common consequence of ''Phyllosticta'' infection. Representatives of the genus are found worldwide and on a wide range of plant hosts. History ''Phyllosticta'' was introduced by German mycologist Persoon in 1818 and species '' Phyllosticta convallariae'' was designated as the type species (Donk 1968). Since ''Phyllosticta'' is distinct from other genera in that family, Seaver (1922) treated it in the family ''Phyllostictaceae'' of the order Phyllostictites. Nevertheless, ''Phyllosticta'' was accommodated in the family ''Botryosphaeriaceae'' (in order Botryosphaeriales C.L. Schoch et al.) in several major studies (e.g. Crous et al. 2006; Schoch et al. 2006; Liu et al. 2012). However, the phy ...
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