Stagonospora is a genus of fungi clustering in the Phaeosphaeriaceae (Quaedvlieg). Several of the species in this genus are plant pathogens.

Stagonospora
Necrosis on wheat
from Phaeosphaeria nodorum
(syn. Stagonospora nodorum)
Scientific classification
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Stagonospora
Species

Stagonospora avenae
Stagonospora meliloti
Stagonospora recedens
Stagonospora sacchari
Stagonospora tainanensis
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Taxonomy edit

Phaeosphaeriaceae

Previously included species include S. curtisii= Peyronellaea curtisii (leaf scorch).

Bibliography edit

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  • Moore, WC (1959). "Staganosporus". British Parasitic Fungi. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 372. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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  • Quaedvlieg, W.; Verkley, G.J.M.; Shin, H.-D.; Barreto, R.W.; Alfenas, A.C.; Swart, W.J.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Crous, P.W. (June 2013). "Sizing up Septoria". Studies in Mycology. 75 (1): 307–390. doi:10.3114/sim0017. PMC 3713890. PMID 24014902.