Muscodor
Genus of fungi
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Muscodor is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae noted for its ability to produce a variety of volatile organic compounds, which inhibit the growth of other fungi. The first species to be identified was M. albus.[2] Other known species include M. roseus and M. vitigenus.
| Muscodor | |
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| Muscodor albus fungi produces chemicals that inhibit the growth of grey mold (pictured) on table grapes. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Xylariales |
| Family: | Xylariaceae |
| Genus: | Muscodor Worapong, Strobel & W.M.Hess (2001) |
| Type species | |
| Muscodor albus Worapong, Strobel & W.M.Hess (2001) | |
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M. albus | |
Known habitats of Muscodor species include Honduras, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil, and Australia's Northern Territory. Members of the genus are believed to prefer tropical or monsoonal rainforests as habitats; efforts made to find them in the temperate rainforests of southern Australia and southern Chile have been unsuccessful.