Taphrina entomospora

Taphrina entomospora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Taphrinomycetes
Order:	Taphrinales
Family:	Taphrinaceae
Genus:	Taphrina
Species:	T. entomospora
Binomial name
	Taphrina entomospora; Thaxt. (1910)
Synonyms
	Entomospora antarctica Sacc. ex Jacz. (1927)); Exoascus entomosporus (Thaxt.) Sacc. & Trotter (1913)

Taphrina entomospora is a fungal plant pathogen that infects the leaves of Nothofagus.^[2] T. entomospora infection results in chlorosis and changes in parenchyma structure of the leaf causing premature senescence. The species was first described scientifically by mycologist Roland Thaxter in 1910.^[3]

The distribution of T. entomospora is restricted to South America.

References

^ "Taphrina entomospora Thaxt. 1910". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
^ Hansen PV, Bianchinotti MV, Rajchenberg M (2007). "Anatomy and cytology of Taphrina entomospora during infection of Nothofagus". Mycological Research. 111 (5): 592–8. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.02.010. hdl:11336/25062. PMID 17512180.
^ Thaxter R. (1910). "Notes on Chilean fungi. I". Botanical Gazette. 50 (6): 430–42. doi:10.1086/330407.

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