Armillaria fuscipes
| Armillaria fuscipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Armillaria |
| Species: | A. fuscipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Armillaria fuscipes Petch (1909) | |
Armillaria fuscipes is a plant pathogen that causes Armillaria root rot on Pinus, coffee plants, tea and various hardwood trees. It is common in South Africa.[1] The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Identification of the Armillaria root rot pathogen in Ethiopian plantations. | Gezahgne, A., Coetzee, M. P. A., Wingfield, B. D., Wingfield, M. J., Roux, J. | Forest Pathology | Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag GmbH
- ↑ Mihail JD. (2015). "Bioluminescence patterns among North American Armillaria species". Fungal Biology 119 (6): 528–537. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.02.004.
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