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