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Ceratocystis obpyriformis

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Ceratocystis obpyriformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Microascales
Family: Ceratocystidaceae
Genus: Ceratocystis
Species:
C. obpyriformis
Binomial name
Ceratocystis obpyriformis
Heath at al., 2009

Ceratocystis obpyriformis is a plant-pathogenic saprobic fungal species first found in Africa, infecting Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Heath, Ronald Natale, et al. "Ceratocystis species on Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus spp. in eastern and southern Africa including six new species."Fungal Diversity 34 (2009): 41.

Further reading

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  • Roux, J., and M. J. Wingfield. "Ceratocystis species: emerging pathogens of non-native plantation Eucalyptus and Acacia species." Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 71.2 (2009): 115–120.
  • De Beer, Z. W., et al. "Redefining Ceratocystis and allied genera." Studies in Mycology 79 (2014): 187–219.
  • Van Wyk, Marelize, et al. "New Ceratocystis species infecting coffee, cacao, citrus and native trees in Colombia." Fungal Diversity 40.1 (2010): 103–117.
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