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Moniliophthora

Moniliophthora
Crinipellis perniciosa mushroom.jpg
Moniliophthora perniciosa
Scientific classification
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

M. aurantiaca
M. canescens
M. conchata
M. marginata
M. nigrilineata
M. perniciosa
M. roreri


M. aurantiaca
M. canescens
M. conchata
M. marginata
M. nigrilineata
M. perniciosa
M. roreri

Moniliophthora is a genus of fungi in the family Marasmiaceae. 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.



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