biology

Stigmina (fungus)

Stigmina (fungus) 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 Stigmina (fungus) rather than just read about it. In short: Stigmina is a genus of fungal plant pathogens in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. Species As of January 2024, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accept 83 species of Stigmina.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Stigmina is a genus of fungal plant pathogens in the family Mycosphaerellaceae.

Species As of January 2024, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accept 83 species of Stigmina.

Stigmina ahmadii B.Sutton (1973) Stigmina anacardii (Syd.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina angusiana M.B.Ellis (1963) Stigmina ardisiae Munjal & Kulshr. (1968) Stigmina artocarpi Thaung (1975) Stigmina asperula (Lombard & R.W.Davidson) B.Sutton (1975) Stigmina asperulata Hol.-Jech. (1984) Stigmina bahraichiae A.K.Singh & Kamal (1985) Stigmina bambusae A.W.Subhedar & V.G.Rao (1975) Stigmina butyrospermi (Hansf.) M.B.Ellis (1967) Stigmina cactivora (Petr. & Cif.) M.B.Ellis (1963) Stigmina caffra (Wakef.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina careyae Thaung (1975) Stigmina carpophila (Lév.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina celastri (Kalchbr.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina celata (Welw. & Curr.) M.B.Ellis (1967) Stigmina clusiae M.B.Ellis (1963) Stigmina cocculi Crous & U.Braun (1996) Stigmina cornicola (Ellis & Everh.) B.Sutton (1975) Stigmina crossopterygis M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina curvispora Crous & U.Braun (1994) Stigmina cycadicola (Thirum.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina cycadina Tilak & R.Rao (1964) Stigmina cytisi (Hollós) U.Braun (1993) Stigmina deflectens (P.Karst.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina dehradunensis M.D.Mehrotra (1992) Stigmina dendrocalami M.S.Patil & Thite (1977) Stigmina desertorum (Melnik) B.Sutton (1978) Stigmina dieramae Crous & B.Sutton (1997) Stigmina doliolioides (Sousa da Câmara) B.Sutton (1975) Stigmina dothideoides (Ellis & Everh.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina dura (Sacc.) S.Hughes (1958) Stigmina elaeagni M.B.Ellis (1961) Stigmina ellisiana B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina ellisii M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina erythrinae M.B.Ellis (1963) Stigmina erythrinicola Thaung (1976) Stigmina esfandiarii Petr. (1950) Stigmina eucalypticola B.Sutton & Pascoe (1989) Stigmina eucalyptorum Crous & T.A.Cout. (1998) Stigmina fici Pavgi & U.P.Singh (1966) Stigmina glomerulosa (Sacc.) S.Hughes (1958) Stigmina hansfordii B.Sutton & Pascoe (1989) Stigmina hartigiana (Sacc.) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina henningsiana (Sacc.) Bat. (1966) Stigmina hippophaes Žukov (1979) Stigmina inconspicua B.Sutton & Pascoe (1989) Stigmina knoxdaviesii Crous & U.Braun (1996) Stigmina kosaroffii (Briosi) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina koyanensis Rashmi Dubey & S.Sengupta (2016) Stigmina lautii B.Sutton (1973) Stigmina lavrensis (Viégas) M.B.Ellis (1963) Stigmina laxuspora R.F.Castañeda & W.B.Kendr. (1990) Stigmina leptadeniae Thaung (1975) Stigmina liquidambaris (Tharp) E.B.G.Jones & W.B.Kendr. (1972) Stigmina lycii (Kalchbr.) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina millettiae M.B.Ellis (1972) Stigmina niesslii (Morgan-Jones) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina obtecta (Petr. & Esfand.) M.B.Ellis (1967) Stigmina pallida (Ellis & Everh.) M.B.Ellis (1963) Stigmina parrotiae (S.Ahmad) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina phyllanthi M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina platani-racemosae (Dearn. & Barthol.) S.Hughes (1952) Stigmina populi Pound & Clem. (1896) Stigmina pulvinata (Kunze) M.B.Ellis (1959) Stigmina pulviniformis (Syd. & P.Syd.) S.Hughes (1952) Stigmina pusilla (P.Karst.) S.Hughes (1958) Stigmina rauvolfiae M.B.Ellis (1976) Stigmina rhois Crous & U.Braun (1994) Stigmina sambucina (Ellis & Everh.) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina sapii (I.Miyake) M.B.Ellis (1967) Stigmina sigmoidea Matsush. (1995) Stigmina sphaerioides (Ellis & Everh.) U.Braun (1993) Stigmina sycina (Thüm.) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina tamarindi (Syd. & P.Syd.) Morgan-Jones & W.B.Kendr. (1972) Stigmina tephrosiae Agnihothr. (1962) Stigmina terminaliae Munjal & Kulshr. (1968) Stigmina tharpii Morgan-Jones & W.B.Kendr. (1972) Stigmina thermopsidis Harkn. (1884) Stigmina tubakii N.D.Sharma (1980) Stigmina ulei (Syd. & P.Syd.) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina utahensis (Sacc.) B.Sutton (1972) Stigmina verrucosa (Morgan-Jones) B.Sutton (1972)

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stigmina (fungus)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stigmina (fungus) 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 Stigmina (fungus) 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 Stigmina (fungus) 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 Stigmina (fungus)

In research: Stigmina (fungus) 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 Stigmina (fungus) 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: Stigmina (fungus) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Capnodiales, Capnodiales stubs, Dothideomycetes genera, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stigmina (fungus) 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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Frequently asked questions

What is Stigmina (fungus) in simple terms?

Stigmina is a genus of fungal plant pathogens in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. Species As of January 2024, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accept 83 species of Stigmina.

Why does Stigmina (fungus) 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 Stigmina (fungus)?

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 Stigmina (fungus).