Macrophomina
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| Macrophomina | |
|---|---|
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| Black microsclerotia and orange pycnidia of Macrophomina phaseolina infecting Pinus elliottii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Botryosphaeriales |
| Family: | Botryosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Macrophomina Petr. 1923 |
| Type species | |
| M. phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. 1947 | |
| Species | |
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Macrophomina is a genus of plant pathogens in the fungus family Botryosphaeriaceae, originally described by Franz Petrak in 1923.[1] It contains at least 5 species.[2]
The type species was originally called M. philippinensis, but its current name is Macrophomina phaseolina; it causes charcoal rot disease on many diverse plant species.[3][4] The former species Macrophomina limbalis has been renamed to Dothiorella limbalis.[2]
