Colletotrichum coccodes (Japanese Fungi on Plants)

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Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) Hughes
Classification: Deuteromycotina, Coelomycetes

Distributed widely in Japan. Causes anthracnose and black-dot root-rot of Solanaceae plants such as potato, tomato, eggplant, pepper and husk tomato and often isolated from gramineous plants as a leaf inhabitant. Produces acervuli on the leaves and disperse by scattering conidia inside. Teleomorph unknown.

Characteristics: Plant pathogen, Leaf inhabitant

			Morphology: Teleomorph: Unknown Anamorph: Acervuli with many setae, producing conidia inside. Sclerotia abundant. Conidia hyaline to pale yellow, cylindrical to fusiform, single cell, straight or slightly curved, ends abruptly tapered, 16-24 x 3-4 um. Appressoria brown, long clavate to ovate, margin lobed, 8.5-16 x 4-11.5 um.
Acervulus with setae	Conidia

Herbarium specimen in NIAES None

(Described by Tsukiboshi, T., NIAES, Microbial Systemtics Lab., 2003)