Taphrina maculans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
Order: | Taphrinales |
Family: | Taphrinaceae |
Genus: | Taphrina |
Species: | T. maculans
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Binomial name | |
Taphrina maculans
E.J.Butler (1911)
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Taphrina maculans is a fungal plant pathogen that is the causative agent of leaf blotch of turmeric plants. It has been reported from Bangladesh and India. [1] The fungus was first described scientifically by Irish mycologist Edwin John Butler in 1911. [2]