Thecaphora solani

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Thecaphora solani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Subclass: Ustilaginomycetidae
Order: Ustilaginales
Family: Glomosporiaceae
Genus: Thecaphora
Species: T. solani
Binomial name
Thecaphora solani
Barrus, (1944)
Synonyms

Angiosorus solani Thirum. & M.J. O'Brien, (1974)
Thecaphora solani (Thirum. & M.J. O'Brien) Mordue, (1988)
Thecaphora solani (Thirum. & M.J. O'Brien) Vánky, (1988)

Thecaphora solani, potato smut, is a fungal plant pathogen. It affects plants, primarily potatoes, in the Andean part of South America.

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