Ceratocystis fimbriata | |
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Sweet potato black rot caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Microascales |
Family: | Ceratocystidaceae |
Genus: | Ceratocystis |
Species: | C. fimbriata
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Binomial name | |
Ceratocystis fimbriata | |
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Ceratocystis fimbriata is a fungus and a plant pathogen, attacking such diverse plants as the sweet potato (black rot) and the tapping panels of the Para rubber tree (moldy rot). It is a diverse species that attacks a wide variety of annual and perennial plants. There are several host-specialized strains, some of which, such as Ceratocystis platani that attacks plane trees, are now described as distinct species.