Lepteutypa cupressi

Lepteutypa cupressi is a plant pathogen which causes a disease ("Cypress canker") in Cupressus, Thuja, and related conifer types.

Lepteutypa cupressi
Teleomorph stage of Lepteutypa cupressi found at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Amphisphaeriales
Family:	Amphisphaeriaceae
Genus:	Lepteutypa
Species:	L. cupressi
Binomial name
Lepteutypa cupressi (Nattrass, C. Booth, & B. Sutton) H.J. Swart, (1973)
Synonyms
Cryptostictis cupressi Monochaetia unicornis Pestalotia unicornis Rhynchosphaeria cupressi Seiridium cupressi Seiridium unicorne

The name Seiridium cupressi (formerly Coryneum cupressi) is for the anamorph of this fungus, that is, it is used for the asexual form. Now that it is known to have a sexual stage the genus name Lepteutypa should take precedence.^[1]