Phoma_exigua

<i>Boeremia exigua</i>

Boeremia exigua

Species of fungus

Boeremia exigua is the type species of the fungus genus, Boeremia, in the Didymellaceae family.[1] It was first described as Phoma exigua by John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières in 1849,[2][3] and transferred to the genus, Boeremia, by M.M. Aveskamp, J. de Gruyter, J.H.C. Woudenberg, G.J.M. Verkley and P.W. Crous in 2010.[2][1]

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Desmazières describes the species as occurring on stems and dried leaves, with two varieties: one of which is found on the stems and leaves of a Polygonum species, and the other on the stems and leaves of Ranunculus.[3]

It causes wet weather blight in cotton and it can be treated with systemic copper.

Varieties

References

  1. [1]
    M.M. Aveskamp; J. de Gruyter; J.H.C. Woudenberg; G.J.M. Verkley; P.W. Crous (2010). "Highlights of the Didymellaceae: A polyphasic approach to characterise Phoma and related pleosporalean genera". Studies in Mycology. 65: 37. doi:10.3114/SIM.2010.65.01. ISSN 0166-0616. PMC 2836210. PMID 20502538. Wikidata Q29307008.
  2. [2]
    "Index Fungorum - Names Record:Boeremia exigua". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    Desmazières, J.B.H.J (1849), Annales des sciences naturelles. Ser 3 (in French), vol. 11, p. 282
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