Kingdom Fungi Class Sordariomycetes Order Xylariales Scientific name Lepteutypa cupressi | Phylum Ascomycota Subclass Xylariomycetidae Family Amphisphaeriaceae Rank Species | |
Similar Lepteutypa, Seiridium cardinale, Seiridium, Cinara cupressi, Sphaeropsis blight | ||
Lepteutypa cupressi is a plant pathogen which causes a disease ("Cypress canker") in Cupressus, Thuja, and related conifer types.
The name Seiridium cupressi (formerly Coryneum cupressi) is for the anamorph of this fungus, that is, it is used for the asexual form. Now that it is known to have a sexual stage the genus name Lepteutypa should take precedence.
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