a The genetic cluster was determine as a result of the
phylogenetic analysis of the combined DNA sequences from the ITS and LSU
regions. These are displayed in Figure 2, 3 and Suppl. Figure 1
b For contemporary material collected from field
samples during this study specimens of Phyllachora from maize
were assumed to be P. maydis and specimens from grass species
were treated as unknown Phyllachora sp. For herbarium specimens
we included the species name from the herbarium label.