Colletotrichum

Colletotrichum
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Incertae sedis
Order:	Phyllachorales
Family:	Phyllachoraceae
Genus:	Colletotrichum

Colletotrichum (sexual stage: Glomerella) is a genus of fungi that are obligate symbionts to plants in the from of endophytes. Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens, although some species may express a mutualistic life-style in non-disease hosts.

Important species

Important species of Colletotrichum:

• C. acutatum
  • Black spot of strawberry
• C. capsici
  • Anthracnose fruit rot of pepper
• C. circinans
  • Onion smudge
• C. coccodes
  • Anthracnose of tomato
• C. dematium
  • Anthracnose fruit rot of pepper
• C. gloeosporioides
  • Anthracnose of Brassicas
• C. lindemuthianum
  • Bean anthracnose
• C. musae
  • Anthracnose of bananas
• C. orbiculare
  • Anthracnose of Cucurbits

References

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