Phylogeny and taxonomy of <i>Cercospora malkoffii</i> (<i>Mycosphaerellaceae</i>).

ABSTRACT: The phylogeny and taxonomy of Cercospora malkoffii, an anamorphic ascomycete (Mycosphaerellaceae) causing a phytopathologically relevant leaf-spot disease on anise (Pimpinella anisum), are examined and clarified. This species is currently treated as belonging to the genus Passalora, based on a morphological species concept. However, genera of the Mycosphaerellaceae in general and particularly Passalora s. lat. underwent significant taxonomic changes in the past decades owing to comprehensive molecular phylogenetic revisions of cercosporoid fungi. Cercospora malkoffii has recently been repeatedly observed in commercial fields of P. anisum and has been isolated and cultivated in this study. Based on these cultures, ITS, LSU, CaM,

SUBMITTER: Kreth LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12480681 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature