Phoma is a genus of fungi within the Coelomycetes. These fungi are commonly and frequently recovered in culture from all ecological situations, but are difficult to identify. This manual provides line drawings and keys for the identification of common pathogenic and saprotrophic species of Phoma in vitro, with references to additional diagnostic literature and documentation of the numerous synonyms formerly used in the phytopathological literature.
Nomenclature of the genus; generic characters; methods for differentiation and identification; entries to the differentiation of the sections; notes on adjacent or convergent genera; entries to the species per section (223 taxa). (Part contents.)