Fusicladium
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| Fusicladium | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Venturiaceae |
| Genus: | Fusicladium Bonorden, 1851 |
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Fusicladium is a genus of fungus in the family Venturiaceae. Specimens of Fusicladium may be found across the world.[1] Many species are plant pathogens,[2] infecting at least 52 plant genera including apple trees,[3] pea plants,[4] and peach trees.[1] These infectious species are each often host-specific, meaning they can only survive on specific species of plant.[2]
The precise taxonomy of the genus is still under investigation. DNA analysis has shown that species from the genera Pollaccia and Spilocaea belong in a single clade with Fusicladium.[5] Fusicladium is sometimes written Fusicladium s.l. (meaning "Fusicladium in the wider sense") to reflect this.
