''Stagonosporopsis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of ascomycote

fungi 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 ...

, containing several pathogens to plants.Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (eds.) Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Reading, UK.
''accessed December 4, 2013''

Taxonomy

''Stagonosporopsis'' has recently undergone major reorganisation together with many other genera within the

Pleosporales The Pleosporales is the largest order in the fungal class Dothideomycetes. By a 2008 estimate it contains 23 families, 332 genera and more than 4700 species. The majority of species are saprobes on decaying plant material in fresh water, marin ...

. Therefore, a number of species such as ''Stagonosporopsis curtisii'' have been redistributed. ''S. curtisii'' is now known as ''

Peyronellaea curtisii ''Peyronellaea curtisii'' (leaf scorch) is a fungal plant pathogen first described by Miles Joseph Berkeley and received its current name in 2010. Formerly it was ''Stagonospora'' (syn. ''Stagonosporopsis'') ''curtisii''. It is a cause of leaf ...

''.

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Pleosporales Dothideomycetes genera Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub

Taxonomy

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