Ceratocystis paradoxa

Ceratocystis paradoxa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Microascales
Family: Ceratocystidaceae
Genus: Ceratocystis
Species:
C. paradoxa
Binomial name
Ceratocystis paradoxa
(Dade) C. Moreau, (1952)
Synonyms

Ceratostomella paradoxa Dade, Trans. (1928)
Chalara paradoxa (De Seynes) Sacc., (1892)
Chalara thielavioides (Peyronel) Nag Raj & W.B. Kendr., (1975)
Chalaropsis thielavioides Peyronel, (1916)
Endoconidiophora paradoxa (De Seynes) R.W. Davidson, (1935)
Endoconidium fragrans Delacr., (1893)
Hughesiella euricoi Bat. & A.F. Vital, (1956)
Neocarpenteles acanthosporum (Udagawa & Takada) Udagawa & Uchiy., (2002)
Ophiostoma paradoxum (Dade) Nannf., (1934)
Sporoschisma paradoxum De Seynes, De la Formation de corps reproducteurs appelés Acrospores 3: 30 (1886)
Stilbochalara dimorpha Ferd. & Winge, (1910)
Thielaviopsis ethacetica Went [as 'ethaceticus'], (1893)
Thielaviopsis euricoi (Bat. & A.F. Vital) A.E. Paulin, T.C. Harr. & McNew, (2002)
Thielaviopsis paradoxa (De Seynes) Höhn., (1904)
Thielaviopsis thielavioides (Peyr.) A.E. Paulin, T.C. Harr. & McNew, (2002)

Ceratocystis paradoxa or Black Rot of Pineapple is a plant pathogen that is a fungus, part of the phylum Ascomycota. It is characterized as the teleomorph or sexual reproduction stage of infection. This stage contains ascocarps, or sacs/fruiting bodies, which contain the sexually produced inoculating ascospores. These are the structures which are used primarily to survive long periods of time or overwinter to prepare for the next growing season of its host. Unfortunately, the sexual stage is not often seen in the natural field but instead the anamorph, or asexual stage is more commonly seen.[1] This asexual stage name is Thielaviopsis paradoxa and is the common cause of Black rot or stem-end rot of its hosts.

  1. ^ "A Fungus among Us: Thielaviopsis Paradoxa". Married To Plants. February 28, 2015.