Macrophomina is a genus of plant pathogens in the fungus family Botryosphaeriaceae, originally described by Franz Petrak in 1923.[1] It contains at least 5 species.[2]
| Macrophomina | |
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| Black microsclerotia and orange pycnidia of Macrophomina phaseolina infecting Pinus elliottii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Botryosphaeriales |
| Family: | Botryosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Macrophomina Petr. 1923 |
| Type species | |
| M. phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. 1947
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| Species | |
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The type species was originally called M. philippinensis, but its current name is Macrophomina phaseolina; it causes charcoal rot disease on many diverse plant species.[3][4] The former species Macrophomina limbalis has been renamed to Dothiorella limbalis.[2]
References
edit- ^ For example, see "the Macrophomina page". Index Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b To see the species of this genus, including M. limbalis, search for Name=Macrophomina at "the search page". Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Zhao, Lin; Cai, Jing; He, Wei; Zhang, Ying (2019). "Macrophomina vaccinii sp. nov. Causing blueberry stem blight in China". MycoKeys (55): 1–14. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.55.35015.
- ^ Kaur, Surinder; Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Vallad, Gary Edward; Chand, Ramesh; Chauhan, Vijay Bahadur (1 May 2012). "Emerging phytopathogen Macrophomina phaseolina: biology, economic importance and current diagnostic trends". Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 38 (2): 136–151. doi:10.3109/1040841X.2011.640977. ISSN 1040-841X. PMID 22257260. S2CID 12473245. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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