Dothideomycetes
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Dothideomycetes is a large and diverse class of ascomycete fungi that includes many important plant pathogens and saprobes found in a wide range of terrestrial habitats.
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of fungi
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taxon ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
Septoria tritici blotch of wheat (via Zymoseptoria tritici)
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apple scab (via Venturia inaequalis) ⓘ leaf spots and blights on many crops ⓘ |
| contains |
many plant pathogens
ⓘ
many saprobes ⓘ |
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
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occurs in arid regions ⓘ occurs in boreal regions ⓘ occurs in temperate regions ⓘ occurs in tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
endophyte
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lichenicolous fungus in some lineages ⓘ plant pathogen ⓘ saprobe ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
causes plant diseases that reduce agricultural yields
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includes important crop pathogens ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
forms asci within pseudothecia or locules
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large and diverse group ⓘ often has bitunicate asci ⓘ often has darkly pigmented (dematiaceous) mycelium or spores ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | Dothideomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka (author citation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
many endophytes
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many epiphytes ⓘ many foliar plant pathogens ⓘ many saprobic species on plant debris ⓘ many stem and fruit pathogens ⓘ |
| includesOrder |
Acrospermales
NERFINISHED
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Asterinales NERFINISHED ⓘ Botryosphaeriales NERFINISHED ⓘ Capnodiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Cladosporiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Dothideales NERFINISHED ⓘ Hysteriales NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahnulales NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirschsteiniotheliales NERFINISHED ⓘ Microthyriales NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoblastiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Myriangiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Patellariales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleosporales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleosporales s.l. (sensu lato) with many families ⓘ Strigulales NERFINISHED ⓘ Trypetheliales NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubeufiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Venturiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology |
ascospores often septate
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often produces pseudothecial or loculoascomycete ascomata ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alternaria
NERFINISHED
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Cladosporium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycosphaerella NERFINISHED ⓘ Venturia inaequalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zymoseptoria tritici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Index Fungorum
NERFINISHED
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MycoBank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction via conidia
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sexual reproduction via asci and ascospores ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systematics |
belongs to subphylum Pezizomycotina of Ascomycota
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one of the largest classes of Ascomycota ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typeOf | ascomycete fungi ⓘ |
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