Lepteutypa cupressi
Species of fungus
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Lepteutypa cupressi is a plant pathogen which causes a disease ("Cypress canker") in Cupressus, Thuja, and related conifer types.
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| Lepteutypa cupressi | |
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| Teleomorph stage of Lepteutypa cupressi found at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Amphisphaeriales |
| Family: | Amphisphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Lepteutypa |
| Species: | L. cupressi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepteutypa cupressi (Nattrass, C. Booth, & B. Sutton) H.J. Swart, (1973) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptostictis cupressi | |
The name Seiridium cupressi (formerly Coryneum cupressi) is for the anamorph of this fungus, that is, it is used for the asexual form. Now that it is known to have a sexual stage the genus name Lepteutypa should take precedence.[1]
