Physoderma maydis | |
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Maize leaf showing infection by Physoderma maydis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Blastocladiomycota |
Class: | Physodermatomycetes |
Order: | Physodermatales |
Family: | Physodermataceae |
Genus: | Physoderma |
Species: | P. maydis
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Binomial name | |
Physoderma maydis (Miyabe) Miyabe, 1909
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Physoderma maydis is a species of fungus in the family Physodermataceae. It is a pathogen of the maize, causing a disease known as brown spot of maize or brown spot of corn.[1] This species was first labeled in 1910 in India, then again a year later in Illinois.[2]