''Leptosphaerulina'' is a
genus of
fungi in the class
Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Traditionally, most of its members were included in the loculoascomycetes, which is not par ...
. The relationship of this
taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''
incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Australian plant pathologist
Daniel McAlpine in 1902.
Situation: A range of cool season grasses.
Turf damage: Uniform yellow or brown
lesions may extend down to the leaf sheath.
Water-soaked lesions, which quickly fade to
a bleached white, may also occur on the leaf
blades.
Occurrence: Disease outbreaks can occur
during warm, humid weather on fescue,
ryegrass or bentgrass. Large turf areas
become uniformly blighted or appear patchy
with individual leaves dying back from the tip.
See also
*
List of Dothideomycetes genera ''incertae sedis''
References
External links
*
Leptosphaerulina' at
Index Fungorum
Dothideomycetes enigmatic taxa
Dothideomycetes genera
Taxa named by Daniel McAlpine
Taxa described in 1902
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