Venturia
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Venturia can mean different things:
- The genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi VenturiaVenturia (genus)Venturia is a genus of fungi in the family Venturiaceae. Species in the genus are plant pathogens. Venturia is widespread, and contain an estimated 58 species. Anamorphs are represented in the genus Fusicladium.-Species:*V. acerina...
(see also Venturia inaequalisVenturia inaequalisVenturia inaequalis is an ascomycete fungus that causes the Apple scab disease.-Systematics:Venturia inaequalis anamorphs have been described under the names Fusicladium dendriticum and Spilocaea pomi. Whether V. inaequalis is a single species or contains several cryptic species has been a matter...
) - A town in the USA, see Venturia, North DakotaVenturia, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 23 people, 10 households, and 8 families residing in the city. The population density was 343.0 people per square mile . There were 14 housing units at an average density of 208.8 per square mile...
- The mother of Coriolanus, a legendary Roman general who lived in the 5th century BC, and whose story was told by Plutarch, Livy, and Shakespeare