Truncatella (fungus)
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| Truncatella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Amphisphaeriales |
| Family: | Sporocadaceae |
| Genus: | Truncatella |
The fungal genus Truncatella in the family Sporocadaceae,[1] and in the Amphisphaeriales order,[2] includes plant pathogens such as Truncatella laurocerasi.
Truncatella angustata has been linked with grapevine trunk disease in northern Iran.[3] Neopestalotiopsis, Pestalotiopsis and Truncatella fungal species (all in family Sporocadaceae) are associated with grapevine trunk diseases in France.[4] It also causes canker and twig dieback in blueberry plants.[5]