Cercospora
Genus of fungi
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Cercospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus Mycosphaerella.[2] Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a relatively well-studied genus of fungi, but there are countless species not yet described, and there is still much to learn about the best-known members of the genus.
| Cercospora | |
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| Cercospora beticola on sugar beet | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Mycosphaerellales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Cercospora Fresen. ex Fuckel (1863) |
| Type species | |
| Cercospora apii Fresen. (1863) | |
| Species | |
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3,000+, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
It has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.[3]
Selected species
The GBIF accepts 837 species (as of July 2023);[3] See also list of Cercospora species
- Cercospora acetosella - found on sheep sorrel and other docks
- Cercospora aciculina
- Cercospora agerati
- Cercospora alabemensis
- Cercospora alismatis
- Cercospora althaeina
- Cercospora angreci - causes leaf spot of orchids
- Cercospora angulata
- Cercospora apii - causes leaf spot on celery, and found on other plants, including Impatiens
- Cercospora apii f.sp. clerodendri
- Cercospora apiicola - causes leaf spot on celery
- Cercospora arachidicola - causes peanut leaf spot
- Cercospora arctii
- Cercospora arctii-ambrosiae
- Cercospora asparagi - found on asparagus
- Cercospora atro-marginalis
- Cercospora atrofiliformis - causes "black stripe" on sugarcane
- Cercospora beticola - causes leaf spot on Beta vulgaris and spinach
- Cercospora bolleana - found on figs
- Cercospora bougainvilleae
- Cercospora brachiata
- Cercospora byliana
- Cercospora brachypus - found on grapes
- Cercospora brassicicola - infests many cole crops
- Cercospora brunkii - found on Pelargonium and Geranium.[4][5]
- Cercospora bunchosiae
- Cercospora canescens
- Cercospora cannabis - causes olive leaf spot on Cannabis spp., and is found on hops
- Cercospora cantuariensis - found on hops
- Cercospora capsici - causes "frogeye" leaf spot on peppers
- Cercospora caribaea
- Cercospora carotae - causes carrot leaf blight
- Cercospora circumscissa - causes brown shot hole on Prunus subg. Cerasus
- Cercospora citrullina - causes "cucurbit leaf spot" on watermelon and cucumber plants
- Cercospora clemensiae
- Cercospora coffeicola - infests coffee plants
- Cercospora coryli - found on hazels
- Cercospora corylina - found on hazels
- Cercospora eleusine - causes leaf spot of Finger millet
- Cercospora cf. flagellaris syn. C. piaropi[6]
- Cercospora fragariae - causes strawberry leaf spot
- Cercospora fuchsiae
- Cercospora fusca
- Cercospora fusimaculans - found on many grasses
- Cercospora gerberae
- Cercospora halstedii
- Cercospora handelii
- Cercospora hayi
- Cercospora hydrangeae
- Cercospora kaki
- Cercospora kikuchii - causes leaf blight and purple seed stain on soybean
- Cercospora lentis - found on lentil
- Cercospora liquidambaris
- Cercospora longipes - causes brown spot on sugarcane
- Cercospora longissima - found in several types of lettuce
- Cercospora malloti - found on Mallotus species in Thailand[7]
- Cercospora mamaonis - found on papaya
- Cercospora mangiferae - causes mango leaf spot
- Cercospora medicaginis - found on alfalfa
- Cercospora melongenae
- Cercospora minima - found on pear leaves
- Cercospora minuta
- Cercospora musae - found on banana
- Cercospora nicotianae - causes "frogeye" spot on tobacco
- Cercospora odontoglossi
- Cercospora oryzae
- Cercospora papayae - found on papaya
- Cercospora penniseti - causes leaf spot on pearl millet
- Cercospora personata - causes brown or blackish leaf spots in ground nuts tikka disease
- Cercospora piaropi - see syn. C. cf. flagellaris above[6]
- Cercospora pisa-sativae - causes leaf spot on peas
- Cercospora platanicola - found on sycamores
- Cercospora puderii
- Cercospora pulcherrima
- Cercospora rhapidicola
- Cercospora rosicola - found on roses
- Cercospora rubrotincta - found on various drupes
- Cercospora sojina - causes frogeye leaf spot on soybean
- Cercospora solani - infests potato plants
- Cercospora solani-tuberosi
- Cercospora sorghi
- Cercospora theae
- Cercospora tuberculans
- Cercospora vexans
- Cercospora vicosae
- Cercospora zeae-maydis - causes a disease in cereals called grey leaf spot
- Cercospora zebrina
- Cercospora zonata
