| Moniliophthora | |
|---|---|
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| Moniliophthora perniciosa | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Basidiomycota | 
| Class: | Agaricomycetes | 
| Order: | Agaricales | 
| Family: | Marasmiaceae | 
| Genus: | Moniliophthora H.C.Evans, Stalpers, Samson & Benny (1978)  | 
| Type species | |
| Moniliophthora roreri (Cif.) H.C.Evans, Stalpers, Samson & Benny (1978)  | |
| Species | |
Moniliophthora is a genus of fungi in the family Marasmiaceae.[1] The genus was described in 1978 with M. roreri as the type species. This fungus, formerly known as Monilia roreri, causes frosty pod rot, a serious disease of Theobroma cacao.[2]
Species
MycoBank lists the following:[3]
- M. aurantiaca
 - M. canescens
 - M. conchata[4]
 - M. marginata[5]
 - M. nigrilineata
 - M. perniciosa
 - M. roreri
 
See also
References
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
 - ↑ Evans HC, Stalpers JA, Samson RA, Benny GL (1978). "On the taxonomy of Monilia roreri, an important pathogen of Theobroma cacao in South America". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (20): 2528–32. doi:10.1139/b78-305.
 - ↑ MycoBank: Moniliophthora (retrieved 29 June 2019)
 - ↑ Antonín V, Ryoo R, Ka K-H, Sou H-D (2014). "Three new species of Crinipellis and one new variety of Moniliophthora (Basidiomycota, Marasmiaceae) described from the Republic of Korea". Phytotaxa. 170 (2): 86. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.170.2.2.
 - ↑ Kerekes JF, Desjardin DE (2009). "A monograph of the genera Crinipellis and Moniliophthora from Southeast Asia including a molecular phylogeny of the nrITS region" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 37: 101–152.
 
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