Torula herbarum

Torula herbarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Order:
Pleosporales
Family:
Torulaceae
Genus:
Torula
Species:
T. herbarum
Binomial name
Torula herbarum
(Pers.) Link (1809)
Synonyms
  • Monilia herbarum Pers. (1801)
  • Torula monilis Pers. (Usteri) (1795)
  • Torula herbarum f. quaternella Sacc. (1913)
  • Torula herbarum var. cereicola Speg. (1921)

Torula herbarum is a darkly-pigmented filamentous fungus in the phylum Ascomycota.[1] It is often included in the unrelated but morphologically similar group of fungi known as sooty molds.[2] It was first described by Persoon in the genus Monilinia based on similarity to the agent of brown rot of stone fruit but later transferred to the genus Torula by Link. Conidia of T. herbarum are dark brown or olivaceous colour and have a distinctive shape and number of cells.[3] T. herbarum produces secondary metabolites with cytotoxic activity towards bacteria and human cancer cells.[4]

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