Armillaria sinapina

Armillaria sinapina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Armillaria
Species: A. sinapina
Binomial name
Armillaria sinapina
Bérubé & Dessur. (2009)

Armillaria sinapina is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. A plant pathogenic fungus, it causes Armillaria root disease, and has been found on a variety of tree hosts in Alaska.[1] The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.[2]

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References

  1. Klopfenstein NB, Lundquist JE, Hanna JW, Kim MS, McDonald GI. (2009). "First Report of Armillaria sinapina, a cause of Armillaria root disease, associated with a variety of forest tree hosts on sites with diverse climates in Alaska" (PDF). Plant Disease 93 (1): 111. doi:10.1094/pdis-93-1-0111b.
  2. 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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