| Thaxteriella pezizula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Tubeufiales |
| Family: | Tubeufiaceae |
| Genus: | Thaxteriella |
| Species: | T. pezizula |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaxteriella pezizula (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) M.E. Barr, (1980) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thaxteriella pezizula is a fungal plant pathogen, known for infecting sweetgums ( Liquidambar sp). [1] The fungus is saprobic on woody substrates. It has a mycelium (root-like structure) that forms a dense velvety subiculum (support) on the surface of the bark, which consists of black hyphae. [2]
The fungus was published by (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Petr. in Sydowia 7(1-4): 110 in 1953. [3]
It is found in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. [4] [5]