Tapesia yallundae

Tapesia yallundae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Mollisiaceae
Genus: Tapesia
Species:
T. yallundae
Binomial name
Tapesia yallundae
Wallwork & Spooner
Synonyms
  • Cercosporella herpotrichoides Fron 1912
  • Helgardia herpotrichoides Crous & W. Gams
  • Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides (Fron) Deighton 1973
  • Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides var. herpotrichoides (Fron) Deighton 1973
  • Ramulispora herpotrichoides (Fron) Arx 1983
  • Tapesia yallundae var. yallundaevWallwork & Spooner

Tapesia yallundae is the causal agent for a variety of cereal and forage grass diseases. The anamorph of T. yallundae is the W-type strain of Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides. The R-type strain of Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides is now known as Tapesia acuformis.