Magnaporthe

Magnaporthe is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Several of the species are cereal pathogens. There are five species in the widespread genus.[2]

Magnaporthe
A typical eye-shaped lesion of rice blast disease on the 'Katy' rice cultivar inoculated with Magnaporthe grisea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Sordariomycetes
Order:
Magnaporthales
Family:
Magnaporthaceae
Genus:
Magnaporthe

R.A.Krause & R.K.Webster (1972)[1]
Type species
Magnaporthe salvinii
(Catt.) R.A.Krause & R.K.Webster (1972)
Species

M. grisea
M. oryzae
M. poae
M. rhizophila
M. salvinii

References
  1. Krause RA, Webster RK (1972). "The morphology, taxonomy and sexuality of the rice stem rot fungus, Magnaporthe salvinii". Mycologia. 64: 103–114. doi:10.2307/3758018. JSTOR 3758018.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 399. ISBN 9780851998268.


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