Prillieuxina aporosae sp. nov. (Asterinales, Asterinaceae) from southern Western Ghats, India

A new species of the fungus Prillieuxina causing black mildew disease on Aporosa cardiosperma (Euphorbiaceae) is described and illustrated from Konni forest division of Kerala state, India. This is the first report of the genus Prillieuxina growing as a biotroph on host family Euphorbiaceae.

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This study describes a new species of fungus causing black mildew disease on Aporosa cardiosperma in the Konni forest division of Kerala state, India. It is the first report of the genus Prillieuxina growing as a biotroph on host family Euphorbiaceae.