Macrophomina phaseolina

Macrophomina phaseolina

Macrophomina phaseolina spores growing on Pinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Subclass:	Incertae sedis
Order:	Botryosphaeriales
Family:	Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Macrophomina
Species:	M. phaseolina
Binomial name
*Macrophomina phaseolina* (Tassi) Goid., (1947)
Synonyms
Botryodiplodia phaseoli (Maubl.) Thirum., (1953) Dothiorella cajani (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler) Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler, (1925) Dothiorella phaseoli (Maubl.) Petr. & Syd., (1927) Dothiorella philippinensis (Petr.) Petr., (1927) Fusicoccum cajani (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler) Samuels & B.B. Singh, (1986) Macrophoma cajani Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler, (1916) Macrophoma corchori Sawada, (1916) Macrophoma phaseoli Maubl., (1905) Macrophoma phaseolina Tassi,: 9 (1901) Macrophoma sesami Sawada, (1922) Macrophomina phaseoli (Maubl.) S.F. Ashby, (1927) Macrophomina philippinensis Petr., (1923) Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taubenh.) E.J. Butler, (1925) Rhizoctonia lamellifera W. Small, (1924) Sclerotium bataticola Taubenh., (1913) Tiarosporella phaseoli (Maubl.) Aa, (1977) Tiarosporella phaseolina (Tassi) Aa, (1981)

Macrophomina phaseolina is a Botryosphaeriaceae fungus that is a plant pathogen that causes charcoal rot on many plant species including Zea mays and Pinus elliottii.

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