Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis

Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Magnaporthales
Family:	Magnaporthaceae
Genus:	Gaeumannomyces
Species:	G. graminis; (Sacc.) Arx & D.L. Olivier, (1952)
Variety:	G. g. var. graminis
Trinomial name
	Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis;
Synonyms
	Gaeumannomyces cariceti ; Gaeumannomyces graminis ; Gaeumannomyces oryzinus ; Linocarpon cariceti ; Linocarpon oryzinum ; Ophiobolus cariceti ; Ophiobolus graminis ; Ophiobolus graminis var. graminis ; Ophiobolus oryzinus ; Ophiobolus oryzinus ; Rhaphidophora graminis ; Rhaphidospora cariceti ; Sphaeria cariceti

Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis is a plant pathogen. This fungal pathogen produces extensive damage on the sheath of rice, causing black spots which protrude from the infected. This pathogen also generates a discoloration in the foliage of a plant which tends to show a straw orange colouration.