Quambalaria
Encyclopedia
The Quambalariaceae are a family
of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes
. The family contains the single genus
Quambalaria, which in turn contains four species. Quambalaria was circumscribed in 2000 to accommodate plant pathogenic species—previously classified in Ramularia
and Sporothrix—that were known to infect Corymbia
trees in Australia, causing a leaf spot and shoot blight.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes
Exobasidiomycetes
The Exobasidiomycetes are a class of fungi sometimes associated with the abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues known as galls. The class includes Exobasidium camelliae Shirai, the camellia leaf gall and Exobasidium vaccinii Erikss, the leaf and flower gall...
. The family contains the single 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...
Quambalaria, which in turn contains four species. Quambalaria was circumscribed in 2000 to accommodate plant pathogenic species—previously classified in Ramularia
Ramularia
Ramularia is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Its species, which are anamorphs of the genus Mycosphaerella, are plant pathogens....
and Sporothrix—that were known to infect Corymbia
Corymbia
Corymbia is a genus of about 113 species of tree that were classified as Eucalyptus species until the mid-1990s. It includes the bloodwoods, ghost gums and spotted gums. The bloodwoods had been recognised as a distinct group within the large and diverse Eucalyptus genus since 1867...
trees in Australia, causing a leaf spot and shoot blight.
External links
- Queensland Government Quambalaria shoot blight