A phylogenetic re-evaluation of Phyllosticta (botryosphaeriales)

• Main Authors: Wikee S., Lombard L., Nakashima C., Motohashi K., Chukeatirote E., Cheewangkoon R., McKenzie E.H.C., Hyde K.D., Crous P.W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888403623&partnerID=40&md5=5e67c15dd681a078da62d85ab42161f8; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/544
• 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....