''Elsinoë batatas'' is a species of fungus in the Elsinoaceae family. It is a

plant pathogen Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...

that affects members of the genus '' Ipomoea'', including the

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

. The species was originally described in 1931 as a species of ''Sphaceloma'', and in 1943 was transferred to '' Elsinoë'' by Ahmés Pinto Viégas and Anna Eliza Jenkins.

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Fungi described in 1931 Elsinoë Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Root vegetable diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub