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Nattrassia mangiferae
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Neofusicoccum mangiferae is an anamorphic
species of fungus
in Ascomycota
. It is a plant pathogen. Originally named Dothiorella mangiferae by Hans
and Paul Sydow
in 1916, it was given its current name in 2006 and was previously in the family Nattrassia
.
Teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph
The terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.*Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage , typically a fruiting body....
species of fungus
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
in Ascomycota
Ascomycota
The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...
. It is a plant pathogen. Originally named Dothiorella mangiferae by Hans
Hans Sydow
Hans Sydow was a German mycologist, son of Paul Sydow .-External links:*...
and Paul Sydow
Paul Sydow
Paul Sydow was a German mycologist and lichenologist, father of Hans Sydow .-Works:* Gustav Lindau and Paul Sydow Thesaurus literaturae mycologicae et lichenologicae. -External links:*...
in 1916, it was given its current name in 2006 and was previously in the family Nattrassia
Nattrassia
Nattrassia is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae for which there is the single species Nattrassia mangiferae. More recently this species has been reclassified into the family Neofusicoccum as Neofusicoccum mangiferae....
.