''Mycosphaerella eumusae'' is a
fungal disease of banana (''Musa'' spp.), causing Eumusae leaf spot.
Its symptoms are similar to
black leaf streak (Black Sigatoka, ).
''M. eumusae'' is the predominant ''Mycospharella'' of banana in
mainland Malaysia and in
Thailand
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, and is present in
Mauritius
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and
Nigeria
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.
[
] Septoria eumusae is an
anamorph of ''Mycosphaerella eumusae''.
References
See also
*
List of ''Mycosphaerella'' species
eumusae
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Fungi described in 2000
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