Linochora
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| Linochora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Phyllachorales |
| Family: | Phyllachoraceae |
| Genus: | Linochora Höhn. |
| Type species | |
| Linochora leptospermi (Cooke) Höhn. (1910) | |
Linochora is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae.[1]
A genus with many species mostly causing leaf spots on grasses.[2]
During the early stages of the formation of tarspots on maize leaves, pycnidia (asexual fruiting body) of the anamorph (asexual reproductive stage) of Phyllachora maydis, Linochora sp., have been occasionally be observed.[3]
It has a scattered cosmopolitan distribution, from Europe, Africa, South America and New Zealand.[4][5]