Phyllosticta batatas

Phyllosticta batatas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Botryosphaeriales
Family:	Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Phyllosticta
Species:	P. batatas
Binomial name
	Phyllosticta batatas; (Thüm.) Sacc. [as 'batatae'], (1884)
Synonyms
	; Depazea batatas Thüm. [as 'batatae'], (1876); Phomopsis ipomoeae-batatas Punith., (1982); Phyllosticta batatas (Thüm.) Cooke, (1878); Phyllosticta bataticola Ellis & G. Martin, (1882)

Phyllosticta batatas is a fungal plant pathogen infecting sweet potatoes.^[1]

Distribution

Most commonly in the Southern US.^[1] Occasionally anywhere from New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Horst, R. (2013). Field Manual of Diseases on Fruits and Vegetables. Dordrecht, New York City: Springer Science + Business Media. pp. 1–139. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5974-9. OCLC 833361072. 978-94-007-9385-9. 978-94-007-5973-2.

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