| Waitea zeae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Corticiales |
| Family: | Corticiaceae |
| Genus: | Waitea |
| Species: | W. zeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Waitea zeae (Voorhees) J.A. Crouch & Cubeta (2021)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhizoctonia zeae Voorhees (1934) Moniliopsis zeae (Voorhees) R.T. Moore (1987) | |
Waitea zeae is a species of fungus in the family Corticiaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid, thin, effused, and web-like, but the fungus is more frequently encountered in its similar but sterile anamorphic state. Waitea zeae is best known as a plant pathogen, causing commercially significant damage to cereals, grasses, and a wide range of other plants.