Stats

Lifespan

Seasonal

Size

Tiny

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This fungus grows as tiny dark spots on the leaves of mulberry trees. It releases microscopic spores that travel through rain splashes to infect new foliage.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Dothideomycetes

Order

Mycosphaerellales

Family

Mycosphaerellaceae

Genus

Cercospora

Species

Cercospora moricola