Monilinia fructicola

Monilinia fructicola
Symptoms of brown rot on cherries
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Sclerotiniaceae
Genus: Monilinia
Species:
M. fructicola
Binomial name
Monilinia fructicola
(G.Winter) Honey (1928)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ciboria fructicola G.Winter (1883)
  • Monilia fructicola L.R.Batra (1991)
  • Sclerotinia americana Norton & Ezekiel (1924)
  • Sclerotinia fructicola (G.Winter) Rehm (1906)

Monilinia fructicola is a species of fungus in the order Helotiales. A plant pathogen, it is the causal agent of brown rot of stone fruits.

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