Monilinia laxa

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Monilinia laxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Subclass: Leotiomycetidae
Order: Helotiales
Family: Sclerotiniaceae
Genus: Monilinia
Species: M. laxa
Binomial name
Monilinia laxa
(Aderh. & Ruhland) Honey (1945)
Synonyms

Monilia cinerea
Oospora cinerea
Sclerotinia cinerea
Sclerotinia laxa

Monilinia laxa is a plant pathogen, which is the causal agent of brown rot of stone fruits. [1]

Typical Monilinia laxa infection of apple fruit

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