Didymella pinodes

Didymella pinodes (syn. Mycosphaerella pinodes) is a hemibiotrophic fungal plant pathogen and the causal agent of ascochyta blight on pea plants. It is infective on several species such as Lathyrus sativus, Lupinus albus, Medicago spp., Trifolium spp., Vicia sativa, and Vicia articulata, and is thus defined as broadrange pathogen.

Didymella pinodes
Necrotic lesions caused by Didymella pinodes on field pea leaves two weeks after infection
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Didymellaceae
Genus: Didymella
Species:
D. pinodes
Binomial name
Didymella pinodes
(Berk. & A. Bloxam) Petr., (1924)
Synonyms
  • Ascochyta pinodes L.K. Jones, (1927)
  • Didymellina pinodes (Berk. & A. Bloxam) Höhn., (1918)
  • Mycosphaerella pinodes (Berk. & A. Bloxam) Vestergr., (1912)
  • Sphaerella pinodes (Berk. & A. Bloxam) Niessl, (1875)
  • Sphaeria pinodes Berk. & A. Bloxam, (1861)
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