Phyllosticta batatas

Phyllosticta batatas is a fungal plant pathogen infecting sweet potatoes.^[1]

Phyllosticta batatas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Botryosphaeriales
Family:	Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Phyllosticta
Species:	P. batatas
Binomial name
Phyllosticta batatas (Thüm.) Sacc. [as 'batatae'], (1884)
Synonyms
Depazea batatas Thüm. [as 'batatae'], (1876) Phomopsis ipomoeae-batatas Punith., (1982) Phyllosticta batatas (Thüm.) Cooke, (1878) Phyllosticta bataticola Ellis & G. Martin, (1882)

Distribution

Most commonly in the Southern US.^[1] Occasionally anywhere from New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.^[1]