Cercospora Fresen. ex Fuckel
(a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

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Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
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Anamorphic Species 37 images 1 ident. refs
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Anamorphic Species 25 images 1 ident. refs
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Anamorphic Species 21 images
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCercospora (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
FamilyMYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Braun, U. 1995 Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1 Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Groenewald, J.Z. et al 2013 Species concepts in Cercospora: spotting the weeds among the roses Stud. Mycol. Vol 75: 115-170.

Cercospora (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cercospora (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 45 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cercospora (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

A form genus of anamorphic obligate plant necrotrophs which cause pale brown, grey or whitish leaf-spots on living leaves. Under a hand lens, clusters of dark conidiophores can be seen emerging through the stomata, usually on the lower leaf surface. Under the microscope, the hyaline, cylindric conidia have numerous septa.

Cercospora anamorphs are found on a wide range of mostly herbaceous plants. A host-specific species concept has traditionally been followed resulting in a large number of species. This ignores a considerable body of work which demonstrates that many species have wide host ranges, even across multiple plant families.

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