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(order Dothideales)
A genus of fungi that occur as parasites and pathogens of higher plants. The ascospores are typically greenish-yellow, elongated and septate, and are formed in pseudoperithecia which are immersed in the substrate. V. inaequalis is the cause of apple scab.
From: Venturia in A Dictionary of Plant Sciences »
Subjects: Plant Sciences and Forestry.