A phylogenetic re-evaluation of Phyllosticta (botryosphaeriales)

• Main Authors: S. Wikee, L. Lombard, C. Nakashima, K. Motohashi, E. Chukeatirote, R. Cheewangkoon, E. H.C. McKenzie, K. D. Hyde, P. W. Crous
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84888403623&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52159
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Phyllosticta is a geographically widespread genus of plant pathogenic fungi with a diverse host range. This study redefines Phyllosticta, and shows that it clusters sister to the Botryosphaeriaceae (Botryosphaeriales, Dothideomycetes), for which the older family name Phyllostictaceae is resurrected....