Elsinoë batatas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Myriangiales |
Family: | Elsinoaceae |
Genus: | Elsinoë |
Species: | E. batatas |
Binomial name | |
Elsinoë batatas Viégas & Jenkins (1943) |
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Synonyms | |
Sphaceloma batatas Sawada [as 'batatae'] (1931) |
Sphaceloma batatas Sawada [as 'batatae'] (1931)
Elsinoë batatas is a species of fungus in the Elsinoaceae family. It is a plant pathogen that affects members of the genus Ipomoea, including the sweet potato. The species was originally described in 1931 as a species of Sphaceloma, and in 1943 was transferred to Elsinoë by Ahmés Pinto Viégas and Anna Eliza Jenkins.