Gremmeniella
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Gremmeniella is a genus
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 in the family Helotiaceae
Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the Helotiales order. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas...

. The genus contains 3 species.
Gremmeniella abietina is a plant pathogen that causes scleroderris canker
Scleroderris canker
Scleroderris canker , or Brunchorstia disease , Gremmeniella abietina, is a species of fungal diseases infecting coniferous forests. The main symptom is the death of the needles, leading to the death of the tree. In the forest industry, fighting off an infection of Scleroderris canker is usually...

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Species

  • Gremmeniella abietina
  • Gremmeniella juniperina
  • Gremmeniella laricina
  • Gremmeniella pinicola
  • Gremmeniella baggina

External links

  • Gremmeniella at Index Fungorum
    Index Fungorum
    Index Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....

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