Magnaporthaceae

Magnaporthaceae
Image of Magnaporthe grisea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Magnaporthales
Family: Magnaporthaceae
P.F.Cannon (1994)
Genera

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The Magnaporthaceae are a family of fungi in the order Magnaporthales. It was circumscribed by Paul F. Cannon in 1994 for a group of grass-associated fungi centered on Magnaporthe (Nakataea).[1] Magnaporthaceae have a harpophora-like asexual morphology and are often associated with roots of grasses or cereals.[2]

Important pathogens from the Magnaporthaceae include Nakataea oryzae, Gaeumannomyces graminis, Magnaporthiopsis poae and Magnaporthe rhizophila.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cannon 1994 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Luo, Jing; Walsh, Emily; Zhang, Ning (1 May 2015). "Toward monophyletic generic concepts in Magnaporthales: species with Harpophora asexual states". Mycologia. 107 (3): 641–646. doi:10.3852/14-302. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 25724997.