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| Genus: | Clavariachaete Corner (1950) |
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| Clavariachaete rubiginosa (as rubiginosum) (1950) (Berk. & M.A. Curtis ex Cooke) Corner | |
Clavariachaete is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
The Hymenochaetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root diseases, and also esca disease of grapevines. According to a standard reference text, the family contains 27 genera and 487 species.