Catenulocercospora fusimaculans

Capnodiales • Dothideomycetes • Ascomycota • fungi • plant diseases • pests-diseases-weeds

Catenulocercospora fusimaculans - A+B) lesions, F) culture, C-E + G-J) conidiophores and conidia (click on image to enlarge it)
Authors: S.I.R. Videira, J.Z. Groenewald, C. Nakashima, U. Braun, R.W. Barreto, P.J.G.M. de Wit, and P.W. Crous
Source: Studies in Mycology (2017), vol. 87 p. 303

Catenulocercospora fusimaculans symptoms on Stenotaphrum secundatum (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - IPM Images

Catenulocercospora fusimaculans (G.F. Atk.) C. Nakash., Videira & Crous 2017 - (ladder leaf spot of sorghum)

This fungus causes elongated leaf lesions on sorghum and grasses which can be arranged in a ladder-like pattern. It has been mainly reported from parts of the Americas, Asia and Africa. Taxonomic studies have shown that it is related to the genus Ramulispora, based on its DNA structure. However, it has a different morphology and has been placed in a separate genus (Videira et al., 2017).

Synonyms:
Cercospora fusimaculans

Publications covering Catenulocercospora fusimaculans

Studies in Mycology (2017) 87, 257-421
S.I.R. Videira, J.Z. Groenewald, C. Nakashima, U. Braun, R.W. Barreto, P.J.G.M. de Wit and P.W. Crous (2017)
Mycosphaerellaceae – Chaos or clarity?

Plant Disease (2002) 86, 65-70
H.K. Ngugi, S.B. King, G.O. Abayo and Y.V.R. Reddy (2002)
Prevalence, incidence, and severity of sorghum diseases in western Kenya