Villosiclava virens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: |
Villosiclava E. Tanaka & C. Tanaka |
Type species | |
Villosiclava virens E. Tanaka & C. Tanaka |
Villosiclava is a genus of fungus in the Clavicipitaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Villosiclava virens. Villosiclava virens, also known by the name of its anamorph Ustilaginoidea virens, is a rice pathogen which causes the false smut disease.