Moniliophthora
Genus of fungi
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Moniliophthora is a genus of fungi in the family Marasmiaceae.[1] The genus was described in 1978 with M. roreri as the type species. This fungus, formerly known as Monilia roreri, causes frosty pod rot, a serious disease of Theobroma cacao.[2]
| Moniliophthora | |
|---|---|
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| Moniliophthora perniciosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Marasmiaceae |
| Genus: | Moniliophthora H.C.Evans, Stalpers, Samson & Benny (1978) |
| Type species | |
| Moniliophthora roreri (Cif.) H.C.Evans, Stalpers, Samson & Benny (1978) | |
| Species | |
Moniliophthora is closely related to the genus Crinipellis, also having distinctive tiny hairs on the cap surface, but is distinguished by having a flexible stem and a reddish coloration of the fruiting body.[3]
