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Colletotrichum trifolii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Incertae sedis
Order:	Phyllachorales
Family:	Phyllachoraceae
Genus:	Colletotrichum
Species:	C. trifolii
Binomial name
Colletotrichum trifolii Bain, (1906)

Colletotrichum trifolii is a fungal plant pathogen of alfalfa, causing the disease alfafa anthracnose. It is a biotroph, obtaining nutrients from the living plant cells before forming asexual spores.

It consists of three 'races'. Races 1 and 2 are found in North America, while race 4 is found in Australia. Race 3 is believed to have been a misidentification of another fungal species.

Cultivars which are resistant to C. trifolii infection are used in a attempt to manage the disease.

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

References

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