Nectria cinnabarina

Nectria cinnabarina
Nectria cinnabarina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Hypocreomycetidae
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Nectriaceae
Genus:	Nectria
Species:	N. cinnabarina
Binomial name
Nectria cinnabarina (Tode) Fr., (1849)
Synonyms
Cucurbitaria cinnabarina Knyaria purpurea Knyaria vulgaris Nectria cinnabarina var. ribis Nectria fuscopurpurea Nectria ochracea Nectria purpurea Nectria ribis Sphaeria cinnabarina Sphaeria decolorans Sphaeria fragiformis Sphaeria ochracea Tremella purpurea Tubercularia confluens Tubercularia vulgaris

Nectria cinnabarina is a plant pathogen that causes cankers on many tree species and also a disease known as coral spot.

A study published in 2011 showed^[1] that this species is actually a complex consisting of at least 4 distinct species.

See also

• Nectria peziza

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

References

1. ↑ A morphological and phylogenetic revision of the Nectria cinnabarina species complex, Y. Hirooka, A.Y. Rossman, and P. Chaverri, Studies in Mycolology, 2011; 68: 35–56.