Curvularia hawaiiensis

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Curvularia hawaiiensis (Bugnic.) Manamgoda, L. Cai & K.D. Hyde 2012

This fungus is widely distributed and infects grasses, cereals and other crops causing leaf spot, chlorosis and blight diseases. Conidia are thick walled, smooth, brown and cylindrical to cigar-shaped, typically with 5 septa and a size of around 20-30 x 6-8 µm.

Synonyms:
Bipolaris hawaiiensis
Cochliobolus hawaiiensis