biology

Seimatosporium

Seimatosporium is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Seimatosporium rather than just read about it. In short: Seimatosporium is a fungus genus within the family Sporocadaceae. They are saprobic or pathogenic on plants, and are called 'pestalotioid fungi'.

Key takeaways

Seimatosporium belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Seimatosporium to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Seimatosporium from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Seimatosporium is a fungus genus within the family Sporocadaceae. They are saprobic or pathogenic on plants, and are called 'pestalotioid fungi'. Seimatosporium physocarpi was found in Russia on the dead branches of Physocarpus opulifolius and Seimatosporium rosae was found on Rosa kalmiussica Chrshan. & Lasebna. Due to morphological and DNA sequence data several species within the genus has been transferred to other genera within the family.

Species As accepted by Species Fungorum;

Former species (all in family Sporocadaceae, unless listed);

S. acerinum (Bäumler) B. Sutton (1975) = Sporocadus acerinus S. acutum (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta acuta S. arbuti (Bonar) Shoemaker (1964) = Disaeta arbuti S. biseptatum (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta biseptata S. brevicentrum (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta brevicentra S. brevilatum H.J. Swart & D.A. Griffiths (1974) = Allelochaeta brevilata S. cornicola Wijayaw. & Camporesi (2016) = Sporocadus cornicola S. cylindrosporum H.J. Swart (1982) = Allelochaeta cylindrospora S. dacicum (Săvul. & Hulea) B. Sutton (1975) = Sporocadus dacicus S. dilophosporum (Cooke) B. Sutton (1964) = Allelochaeta dilophospora S. elegans H.J. Swart (1979) = Allelochaeta elegans S. eucalypti (McAlpine) H.J. Swart (1982) = Allelochaeta eucalypti S. falcatum (B. Sutton) Shoemaker (1964) = Allelochaeta falcata S. fusisporum H.J. Swart & D.A. Griffiths (1974) = Allelochaeta fusispora S. kriegerianum (Bres.) Morgan-Jones & B. Sutton (1964) = Allelochaeta kriegeriana S. laurinum (Mont. ex Desm.) Arx (1981) = Bartalinia laurina S. leptospermi R.G. Bagn. & Sheridan (1972) = Discostroma leptospermi S. lichenicola (Corda) Shoemaker & E. Müll. (1964) = Discostroma corticola S. obtusum (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta obtusa S. orbiculare (Cooke) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta orbicularis S. passerinii (Sacc.) Brockmann (1976) = Seimatosporium tostum S. quercinum Goonas., R.K. Schumach. & K.D. Hyde (2016) = Xenoseimatosporium quercinum S. rhododendri G.Z. Wang (1983) = Sarcostroma sinicum S. robillardoides (Tassi) Arx (1981) = Bartalinia robillardoides S. rosarum (Henn.) B. Sutton (1975) = Sporocadus rosarum S. rosicola Wanas., Goonas., Camporesi & K.D. Hyde (2018) = Sporocadus rosigena S. saksenaense (S.S. Singh) Arx (1981) = Doliomyces saksenaensis, Amphisphaeriaceae S. samuelii (Hansf.) J. Walker & H.J. Swart (1988) = Allelochaeta samuelii S. senegalense (Speg.) Arx (1981) = Doliomyces senegalensis, Amphisphaeriaceae S. sorbi Wijayaw., Camporesi & K.D. Hyde (2015) = Sporocadus sorbi S. verrucisporum (Nag Raj) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta verrucispora S. walkeri (H.J. Swart & M.A. Will.) P.A. Barber & Crous (2011) = Allelochaeta walkeri

External links Seimatosporium in Index Fungorum. USDA ARS Fungal Database

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Seimatosporium

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Seimatosporium claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Seimatosporium before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Seimatosporium ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Seimatosporium

In research: Seimatosporium appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Seimatosporium in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Seimatosporium is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amphisphaeriales, Fungal plant disease stubs, Fungal plant pathogens and diseases, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Seimatosporium outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Seimatosporium in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Seimatosporium means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Seimatosporium in simple terms?

Seimatosporium is a fungus genus within the family Sporocadaceae. They are saprobic or pathogenic on plants, and are called 'pestalotioid fungi'.

Why does Seimatosporium matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Seimatosporium?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Seimatosporium.