| Rhizoctonia theobromae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Ceratobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizoctonia |
| Species: | R. theobromae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoctonia theobromae (P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) Oberw., R. Bauer, Garnica, R. Kirschner (2013)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ceratobasidium theobromae (P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) Samuels & Keane (2012) | |
Rhizoctonia theobromae is a species of fungus in the order Cantharellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are thin, effused, and web-like. The species is tropical to sub-tropical and is mainly known as a plant pathogen, the causative agent of vascular-streak dieback of cocoa (Theobroma cacao).[1]