Leptodontidium elatius var. elatius is a slow growing pathanogenic

ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The d ...

fungus A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

responsible for

Sooty Blotch Sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) or apple summer disease is a plant disease caused by a complex of saprophytic fungi which colonize the epicuticular wax layer of apple (''Malus'' x ''domestica'' Borkh.). It is found worldwide in regions with mo ...

disease.

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Enigmatic Ascomycota taxa {{fungus-plant-disease-stub