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Taxonomic Details for Phaeosphaeria spartinicola
| Systematic Resumé: |
| Kingdom | Fungi |
| Phylum | Ascomycota |
| Subphylum | Pezizomycotina |
| Class | Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass | Pleosporomycetidae |
| Order | Pleosporales |
| Family | Phaeosphaeriaceae |
| Genus | Phaeosphaeria |
| Species | Phaeosphaeria spartinicola |
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| Authority: |
Leuchtm., 1991 |
| Comments: |
This species along with Mycosphaerella sp.2 and Phaeosphaeria halima are the three main ascomycetous secondary producers of the smooth-cordgrass-decay system |
| Habitats: |
Salinity Zone: Marine |
| GCE Contact: |
Steven Y. Newell, University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia |
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| GCE Data Sets: |
FNG-GCEM-0401 (Fall 2003 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)
FNG-GCEM-0301 (Fall 2002 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)
FNG-GCEM-0112 (Fall 2001 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites)
FNG-GCEM-0102 (Fall 2000 fungal monitoring -- marshgrass ergosterol content and ascospore release rates at 10 GCE sampling sites) |
Voucher Specimen and Collection Information
| ID |
Institution |
Contact |
Description |
| SAP132 |
University of Georgia Marine Institute |
Steven Y. Newell |
Reference culture used to derive gene sequences (GenBank Accession AF422964) |

Phaeosphaeria spartinicola photomicrograph courtesy of Steven Y. Newell
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