Crotone (fungus)

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Crotone
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Venturiaceae
Genus: Crotone
Theiss. & Syd.
Type species
Crotone drimydis
Species

Crotone is a genus of fungi in the family Venturiaceae. [1]

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