Asperisporium caricae
Asperisporium caricae is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen, found in North and South America. It is responsible for the black spot disease on papaya trees. It affects generally leaves and fruits at any time. Sporodochia of Asperisporium caricae was growing under side of leaf, dark blackish brown to black, stroma well-developed, erumpent. References C. J. R. Cumagun and C. L. Padilla. First record of Asperisporium caricae causing black spot of papaya in the Philippines. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 2007, 2, 89–90. Shantamma, S.G. Mantur, S.C. Chandrashekar, K.T. Rangaswamy and Bheemanagouda Patil. Review Article: Status of Black Spot of Papaya (Asperisporium caricae): A New Emerging Disease.International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 11 (2018)Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com External links USDA ARS Fungal Database] Black Spot of Papaya Disease Capnodiales Fungal fruit diseases Papaya tree diseases Fungi of North America Fungi of South America Fungi described in 1886