Moniliophthora | |
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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) |
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Species | |
M. aurantiaca |
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.