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Calonectria pteridis

Calonectria pteridis is a fungal plant pathogen. It is native to North America. It lives on the leaves of the Polystichum adiantiforme, Dryopteris normalis and of Nephrolepis exaltata plants, among others. The name is synonymous with Cylindrocladium pteridis.

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Calonectria pteridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Nectriaceae
Genus: Calonectria
Species:
C. pteridis
Binomial name
Calonectria pteridis
Crous, M.J.Wingf. & Alfenas (1993)
Synonyms1
  • Cylindrocladium pteridis F.A.Wolf (1926)

Calonectria pteridis is a fungal plant pathogen. It is native to North America. It lives on the leaves of the Polystichum adiantiforme, Dryopteris normalis and of Nephrolepis exaltata plants,2 among others.3 The name is synonymous with Cylindrocladium pteridis.1

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References

  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Calonectria pteridis Crous, M.J. Wingf. & Alfenas, Mycotaxon 46: 228 (1993)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "Species Fungorum - Cylindrocladium ptederis". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. Chitambar, John (2016-06-29). "Calonectria pteridis Crous, M. J. Wingf. & Alfenas, 1993". Pest Rating Proposals and Final Ratings. Retrieved 2023-07-08.