Pseudocercospora (anamorphic genus)

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Pseudocercospora griseola A-C. symptoms, D. lesions on bean pod, E-G. fasciculate conidiophores, H-J. conidiogenous cells giving rise to conidia, K-O. conidia. Scale bars: F = 8 µm, G = 200 µm, H = 10 µm (click on image to enlarge it)
Authors: Pedro W. Crous, Merion M. Liebenberg, Uwe Braun and and Johannes Z. Groenewald
Source: Studies in Mycology, 2006, 55, p. 170

Pseudocercospora Speg. 1910

This genus of ascomycetes contains important plant pathogens but also endophytes and saprobes. For example, it includes the agents causing angular leaf spot of beans and black Sigatoka of bananas. Other species cause leaf spot diseases on various fruit, nut and field crops, vegetables or ornamentals.

The genus is difficult to recognize on morphological ground. Together with the species of some related genera, members of Pseudocercospora have hyaline or subhyaline conidiogenous structures and unthickened, truncate, flat and broad conidiogenous loci. Diagnosis of the genus is mainly based on DNA sequences.

Type species: Pseudocercospora vitis

For a taxonomic review see Crous et al., 2013

The following species and groups have been entered into the system:

• Pseudocercospora abelmoschi
• Pseudocercospora angolensis
• Pseudocercospora cladosporioides
• Pseudocercospora cruenta
• Pseudocercospora epispermogonia
• Pseudocercospora eumusae
• Pseudocercospora fijiensis
• Pseudocercospora fuligena

• Pseudocercospora griseola
• Pseudocercospora lythracearum
• Pseudocercospora macadamiae
• Pseudocercospora musae
• Pseudocercospora ulei
• Pseudocercospora vitis
• Sigatoka disease complex