Cochliobolus

Cochliobolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Ascomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Pleosporaceae
Genus:	Cochliobolus Drechsler
Type species
Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Drechsler) Drechsler
Species
Cochliobolus carbonum Cochliobolus cymbopogonis Cochliobolus hawaiiensis Cochliobolus heterostrophus Cochliobolus lunatus Cochliobolus miyabeanus Cochliobolus oryzae Cochliobolus ravenelii Cochliobolus sativus Cochliobolus setariae Cochliobolus spicifer Cochliobolus stenospilus Cochliobolus victoriae

The fungal genus Cochliobolus includes 55 species [1], including the following plant pathogenic species: C. carbonum, C. heterostrophus, C. miyabeanus, C. sativus and C. lunatus.

Brief species information

• Cochliobolus carbonum, affects corn and maize.
• Cochliobolus heterostrophus, "southern corn blight," affects corn and maize.
• Cochliobolus lunatus, affects sugar cane.
• Cochliobolus stenospilus, "brown stripe, affects sugar cane.

See also

• Phytopathology