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Ophiostoma ulmi

Ophiostoma ulmi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Ophiostomatales
Family: Ophiostomataceae
Genus: Ophiostoma
Species: O. ulmi
Binomial name
Ophiostoma ulmi
(Buisman) Melin & Nannf. (1934)
Synonyms
  • Graphium ulmi M.B.Schwarz (1922)
  • Ceratostomella ulmi Buisman (1932)
  • Ceratocystis ulmi (Buisman) C.Moreau (1952)

Ophiostoma ulmi is a species of fungus in the family Ophiostomataceae. It is one of the causative agents of Dutch elm disease. It was first described under the name Graphium ulmi, and later transferred to the genus Ophiostoma.



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