Rhizoctonia theobromae

Rhizoctonia theobromae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Ceratobasidiaceae
Genus: Rhizoctonia
Species:
R. theobromae
Binomial name
Rhizoctonia theobromae
(P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) Oberw., R. Bauer, Garnica, R. Kirschner (2013)
Synonyms

Ceratobasidium theobromae (P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) Samuels & Keane (2012)
Thanatephorus theobromae (P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) P. Roberts (1999)
Oncobasidium theobromae P.H.B. Talbot & Keane (1971)

Rhizoctonia theobromae is a species of fungus in the order Cantharellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are thin, effused, and web-like. The species is tropical to sub-tropical and is mainly known as a plant pathogen, the causative agent of vascular-streak dieback of cocoa (Theobroma cacao).[1]

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References

  1. ^ Samuels GJ, Ismaiel A, Rosmana A, Junaid M, Guest D, McMahon P, Keane P, Purwantara A, Lambert S, Rodriguez-Carres M, Cubeta MA (2012). "Vascular Streak Dieback of cacao in Southeast Asia and Melanesia: in planta detection of the pathogen and a new taxonomy". Fungal Biology. 116 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2011.07.009. PMID 22208598.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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