| Ceratocystis | |
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| A culture of Ceratocystis resinifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Microascales |
| Family: | Ceratocystidaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratocystis Ellis & Halst. (1890) |
| Species | |
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