''Haplobasidion musae'', also known as the Malayan leaf spot, is an

ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

fungus that 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 ...

. It was first described M. B. Ellis in 1957.

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Enigmatic Ascomycota taxa Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Fungus species {{Ascomycota-stub