Phialophora asteris

Phialophora asteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Chaetothyriales
Family: Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus: Phialophora
Species:
P. asteris
Binomial name
Phialophora asteris
(Dowson) Burge & I.Isaac (1974)
Synonyms
  • Cephalosporium asteris Dowson (1923)

Phialophora asteris is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen infecting sunflowers.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Phialophora asteris f. sp. helianthi, a New Pathogen of Sunflower in Italy". www.apsnet.org. Plant Disease. 1995. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. ^ Gulya, Thomas. "Two New "Verticillium" Threats to Sunflower in North America" (PDF). USDA-Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ Hawksworth, D. L.; Gibson, I. A. S. (1976-12-31). "Phialophora asteris". Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria: Sheet 505. doi:10.1079/DFB/20056400505.

Further reading

  • Burge, M.N.; Isaac, I. (1974). "Phialophora asteris, causal agent of Aster wilt". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 62 (2): 367–IN34. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(74)80045-8.