''Curvularia senegalensis'' is a fungal plant pathogen. ''Cu. senegalensis'' is a

pathogenic fungus Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. Approximately 300 fungi are known to be pathogenic to humans. Markedly more fungi are known to be pathogenic to plant life than those of the animal kingdom. The study of fu ...

. It is closely related to '' Cu. asianensis'', '' Cu. geniculata'', and '' Cu. soli''. This group is distinguished by

conidia A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to the ...

which are mostly 4-distoseptate. ''Cu. senegalensis'' is distinguished from ''Cu. soli'' by shorter

conidiophore A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an Asexual reproduction, asexual, non-motility, motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are al ...

s (up to 150

μm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...

) and wider conidia (1014 μm).

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Pleosporaceae Fungi described in 1914 {{fungus-plant-disease-stub