Corallomycetella

Corallomycetella
	Corallomycetella elegans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Nectriaceae
Genus:	Corallomycetella; Henn. 1904
Type species
	Corallomycetella heinsenii; (Henn.) Henn. 1904

Corallomycetella is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae.^[1]^[2]^[3] Species of Corallomycetella are tropical, and are characterized by the formation of brightly colored rhizomorphs of their rhizostilbella-like asexual morphs.^[2]^[4] These fungi causes a number of plant diseases including 'violet root rot' of Theobroma cacao, root rot of Carica papaya, and 'stinking root disease' of several tropical woody plants.^[5] Two species of Corallomycetella are recognized: Corallomycetella elegans (Berk. and M.A. Curtis) C. Herrera & P. Chaverri and Corallomycetella repens (Berk. & Broome) Rossman & Samuels.^[2] Corallomycetella jatrophae is now classified under Corallonectria.^[2]

References

^ Rossman, Amy Y.; Samuels, G.J.; Rogerson, C.T.; Lowen, R. (1999). "Genera of Bionectriaceae, Hypocreaceae and Nectriaceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycetes)". Studies in Mycology. 42: 1–248.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Herrera, Cesar S.; Rossman, Amy Y.; Samuels, G.J.; Lechat, Christian; Chaverri, P. (2013). "Revision of the genus Corallomycetella with Corallonectria gen. nov. for C. jatrophae (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales)". Mycosystema. 32: 518–544.
^ Lombard, L; van der Merwe, N.A.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Crous, P.W. (2015). "Generic concepts in Nectriaceae". Studies in Mycology. 80: 189–245. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.12.002. PMC 4779799. PMID 26955195.
^ Seifert, K.A. (1985). "A monograph of Stilbella and some allied Hyphomycetes". Studies in Mycology. 27: 1–224.
^ Booth, C; Holliday, P (1973). "Sphaerostilbe repens". C.M.I. descriptions of pathogenic fungi and bacteria. 391: 1–2.

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