Table 5.
Comparison of Cercospora tentaculifera (YMM75) on Vigna unguiculata and Phaseolus vulgaris with Cercospora species known from Phaseolus spp. based on literature a–g.
| Cercospora species | Leaf spots, colour, size | Stromata | Conidiophore size (in μm), branching, septa, colour | Conidium sizes (in μm), septa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. tentaculifera (YMM75) | Almost absent | Small or lacking | (32.5–)40–400(–435) × (3–)3.5–4.5(–5), rarely branched, (2–)3–8(–10)-septate, brown to dark brown | (29–)38–188(–240) × (2.5–)3–3.5(–4.5), 1–9 septa |
| C. albida a | Almost absent | Small or lacking | 10–60 × 3–6, branched, 1–2-septate | (30–)50–90(–125) × (1.5–)2–3.5(–4), 0–6 septa |
| C. canescens b | 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. caracallae c | Present | Present | 40–80 × 5–6, unbranched | 50–75 × 3–4, 3–5 septa |
| C. kikuchii b | Present | Small | 45–200 × 3–6.5, unbranched, multi-septate | 50–375 × 2.5–5, indistinctly multi-septate |
| C. olivascens d | Present | Small | 50–200 × 4–5.5, unbranched, multi-septate | 35–150 × 4–5.5, 3–9 septa |
| C. phaseoli-lunati e | Present | Present | 20–100 × 2.5–5(–6), usually pluri-septate | (20–)30–100 × 1–3, pluri-septate |
| C. phaseolicola f | Present | Absent | 300–600 × 4–7(–10), branched, pluri-septate | 50–200 × 3–5, pluri-septate |
| C. phaseolina g | Present | No information | 50–80 × 4–5, unbranched | 20–45 × 3–3.5, 1–3 septa |
| C. zonata d | Present | Lacking or slightly developed | 10–80 × 3–5, mostly 10–40, 0–2-septate, unbranched | 40–125 × 2.5–4.5, usually 3septa |