Taphrina entomospora

Taphrina entomospora is a fungal plant pathogen that infects the leaves of Nothofagus.^[2] T. entomospora infection results in chlorosis and changes in parenchyma structure of the leaf causing premature senescence. The species was first described scientifically by mycologist Roland Thaxter in 1910.^[3]

Taphrina entomospora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Taphrinomycetes
Order:	Taphrinales
Family:	Taphrinaceae
Genus:	Taphrina
Species:	T. entomospora
Binomial name
Taphrina entomospora Thaxt. (1910)
Synonyms[1]
Entomospora antarctica Sacc. ex Jacz. (1927)) Exoascus entomosporus (Thaxt.) Sacc. & Trotter (1913)

The distribution of T. entomospora is restricted to South America.