Thecaphora solani
Species of fungus
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Thecaphora solani, also known as potato smut, is a fungal plant pathogen. It affects plants, primarily potatoes, in the Andean part of South America. This disease of potatoes has caused reports of crop losses of up to 80 percent in South America.[1][2]
| Thecaphora solani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Urocystidales |
| Family: | Glomosporiaceae |
| Genus: | Thecaphora |
| Species: | T. solani |
| Binomial name | |
| Thecaphora solani Barrus, (1944) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Angiosorus solani Thirum. & M.J. O'Brien, (1974) | |