| Mycocentrospora acerina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Ascomycetes |
| Subclass: | Incertae sedis |
| Order: | Incertae sedis |
| Family: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Mycocentrospora |
| Species: | M. acerina |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycocentrospora acerina (R. Hartig) Deighton, (1972) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ansatospora acerina (R. Hartig) H.N. Hansen & Tompkins, (1945) |
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Mycocentrospora acerina is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen, which may attack leaves and roots of carrot,[1] lettuce, caraway,[2] and other vegetables. It may be dispersed for short distances by conidia in soil by rain splash.[2]