Table 3.
Comparison of Cercospora beninensis (YMM11) on Crotalaria macrocalyx with Cercospora spp. known from Crotalaria spp. based on literature a–f.
| Cercospora species | Leaf spots colour, size | Stromata | Conidiophore size (in μm), branching, septa, colour | Conidium sizes (in μm), septa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercospora beninensis (YMM11) | Brown to reddish brown, 0.5(1.5–)–5.5 mm diam. | Small or lacking | (14.5–)28.5–160(–168) × (3–)3.5–4.5(–5), branched, 0–6(–8)-septate, dark brown | (19–)23.5–122(–150) × (2.5–)3.5–4(–4.5), 1–7(–9) septa |
| C. apii ab | Present | Often small or lacking, occasionally developed, (up to 50 μm diam.) | 20–300 × 4–6.5, rarely branched, multi-septate, pale brown, uniform in colour and width | 25–315 × 3–6, (0–)3–25(–30) septab |
| C. canescens a | 3–15 mm | Often small | 20–200 × 3–6.5, rarely branched, multi-septate, pale to medium dark brown | 25–300 × 2.5–5.5, indistinctly multi-septate |
| C. demetrioniana cde | Rusty brown to dark brown, 1–1.5 mm. | Present | 40–350 × 4–6 (–7) c or up to 1 mmde, 1–10-septate, unbranched, pale brown | 50–210 × 3.5–5.5 /75–230 × 4–7, 7–16, very closely and indistinctly septate |
| C. demetrioniana f. minor f | No information | No information | 110–130 × 5–6 | 35–70(–170) × 5–5.5 |