Cryptonectriella
Encyclopedia
Cryptonectriella is a genus
of fungi within the Diaporthales
order, class Sordariomycetes
. The relationship of this taxon
to other taxa within the order is unknown (incertae sedis
).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi within the Diaporthales
Diaporthales
Diaporthales is an order of sac fungi.Diaporthales includes a number of plant pathogenic fungi, the most notorious of which is Cryphonectria parasitica Barr, the chestnut blight fungus that altered the landscape of eastern North America. Other diseases caused by members of this order include stem...
order, class Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes
The Sordariomycetes are a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina , consisting of 15 orders, 64 families, 1119 genera, and 10564 species.Sordariomycetes generally produce their asci in perithecial fruiting bodies....
. The relationship of this taxon
Taxon
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to other taxa within the order is unknown (incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
).