Cercospora liquidambaris
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| Cercospora liquidambaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Mycosphaerellales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Cercospora |
| Species: | C. liquidambaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercospora liquidambaris G.F. Atk. | |
Cercospora liquidambaris is a fungal plant pathogen in the southeastern United States which causes a leaf spot disease in Loropetalum chinense, commonly known as the Chinese fringe flower.[1] The fungus was mistakenly confused with Pseudocercospora liquidambaris, which infects Liquidambar formosana, but has been reclassified as C. liquidambaris until its phylogenic relationships are more clearly established.[1][2]