Nothophaeocryptopus

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Nothophaeocryptopus
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Fruiting bodies of Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Nothophaeocryptopus
Videira, C. Nakash. & Crous, 2017

Nothophaeocryptopus is a genus of fungi which inhabits conifer needles, in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. [1] [2] It includes the important pathogen Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii which infects Douglas-fir trees causing the disease known as Swiss needle cast. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nothophaeocryptopus". indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. ↑ Videira, S.I.R.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Nakashima, C.; Braun, U.; Barreto, R.W.; de Wit, P.J.G.M.; Crous, P.W. (2017-06-01). "Mycosphaerellaceae: Chaos or clarity?". Studies in Mycology. 87 (1): 257–421. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.003. PMC   5693839 . PMID   29180830.
  3. ↑ Feau, N.; Tanney, J.B.; Herath, P.; Leal, I.; Hamelin, R.C. (2024-01-24). "Genome sequences of three genetic lineages of the fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii, the causal agent of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir trees". Microbiology Resource Announcements. 13 (2): e0100823. doi:10.1128/mra.01008-23. PMC   10868261 . PMID   38265221.
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