Septoria
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| Septoria | |
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| S. lycopersici on tomato | |
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| S. apiicola on celery | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Septoria Sacc. (1884) |
| Type species | |
| Septoria cytisi Desm. (1847) | |
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Septoria is a genus of fungal plant pathogens in the phylum Ascomycota. They cause necrotic leaf spots on the leaves of their hosts, producing filiform or cylindrical conidia inside pycnidia embedded in the leaves.[1] Economically important species cause diseases on field crops, forages, and vegetables. The genus is widespread, and estimated to contain 1072 species.[2]
Septoria apiicola is the cause of late blight of celery. It can survive on seeds, causing disease in the seedlings when they germinate.[3]
Several species of passion flower are infected by several species of Septoria. One species, initially thought to be Septoria passiflorae, but actually an undescribed species, has been used to control the invasive Passiflora tarminiana in Hawai'i.[4]
