''Gibberella pulicaris'' is a

fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

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 ...

infecting several hosts including

potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...

hop A hop is a type of jump. Hop or hops may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hop'' (film), a 2011 film * Hop! Channel, an Israeli TV channel * ''House of Payne'', or ''HOP'', an American sitcom * Lindy Hop, a swing dance of the 1920s and ...

alfalfa Alfalfa () (''Medicago sativa''), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as w ...

and

Douglas-fir The Douglas fir (''Pseudotsuga menziesii'') is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three va ...

Synonyms

* ''Sphaeria pulicaris'' Fr., Mykologische Hefte 2: 37 (1823) B#239256* ''Gibbera pulicaris'' (Fr.) Fr., Summa vegetabilium Scandinaviae 2: 402 (1849) B#190097* ''Botryosphaeria pulicaris'' (Fr.) Ces. & De Not. (1863) B#184344* ''Nectria pulicaris'' (Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul., Selecta Fungorum Carpologia: Nectriei- Phacidiei- Pezizei 3: 63 (1865) B#465479* ''Cucurbitaria pulicaris'' (Fr.) Quél., Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation de Montbéliard sér. 2, 5: 511 (1875) B#504675* ''Sphaeria cyanogena'' Desm., Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique sér. 3, 10: 352 (1848) B#199264

References

http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=211541

External links

Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
pulicaris Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Food plant pathogens and diseases Fungal conifer pathogens and diseases Fungal strawberry diseases Potato diseases Fungi described in 1877 Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries {{fungus-fruit-disease-stub