Pleospora betae

Pleospora betae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Pleosporaceae
Genus:	Pleospora
Species:	P. betae
Binomial name
	Pleospora betae; Björl., (1915)
Synonyms
	Phoma betae A.B. Frank, (1892); Phoma spinaciae Bubák & K. Krieg., (1912); Phoma tabifica (Prill.) Sacc., (1892); Phyllosticta betae Oudem., (1877); Phyllosticta spinaciae H. Zimm., (1910); Phyllosticta tabifica Prill., (1891); Pleospora bjoerlingii Byford, (1963)

Pleospora betae is a plant pathogen infecting beet. It contains the chemical substances betaenone A, B and C. Pleospora betae develops on dead beet residues and is a marsupial stage of the Phoma betae anamorph, parasitizing on beets and causing a number of harmful diseases.

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