| Corallomycetella elegans | |
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| Sexual fruiting body of Corallomycetella elegans | |
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| Genus: | Corallomycetella |
| Species: | C. elegans |
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| Corallomycetella elegans (Berk. and M.A. Curtis) C. Herrera & P. Chaverri (2013) | |
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| Violet root rot | |
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| Common names | red root rot of citrus, pourriture des racines de l'hévéa (French) |
| Causal agents | Corallomycetella elegans |
| Hosts | rubber, cacao and tea trees |
| EPPO Code | SPHSRE |
Corallomycetella elegans is one of the two recognized species in the fungus genus Corallomycetella. It is a parasite of rubber,[2] cacao and tea trees.
See also
References
- ^ Berk. & M.A. Curtis, Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia 2: 289 (1853)
- ^ 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.
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