Biology:Magnaporthe

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Magnaporthe
A typical eye-shaped lesion of rice blast disease on the 'Katy' rice cultivar inoculated with "Magnaporthe grisea"
A typical eye-shaped lesion of rice blast disease on the 'Katy' rice cultivar inoculated with Magnaporthe grisea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Magnaporthales
Family: Magnaporthaceae
Genus: Magnaporthe
R.A.Krause & R.K.Webster (1972)[1]
Type species
Magnaporthe salvinii
(Catt.) R.A.Krause & R.K.Webster (1972)
Species

M. grisea
M. oryzae
M. poae
M. rhizophila
M. salvinii

Magnaporthe is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Several of the species are cereal pathogens. There are five species in the widespread genus.[2]

References

  1. "The morphology, taxonomy and sexuality of the rice stem rot fungus, Magnaporthe salvinii". Mycologia 64: 103–114. 1972. doi:10.2307/3758018. 
  2. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 399. ISBN 9780851998268. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6731292 entry