Sclerotinia is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.[1] The widely distributed genus contains 14 species.[2]
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| Sclerotinia sulcata | |
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| Genus: | Sclerotinia Fuckel (1870)
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| Sclerotinia libertiana Fuckel (1870)
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Taxonomy
editA number of species previously assigned to Sclerotinia are now considered to be members of the closely related genus, Botrytis.
Species
editSelected species include:
- Sclerotinia borealis
- Sclerotinia bulborum (Wakker) Sacc.
- Sclerotinia homoeocarpa F.T. Benn.
- Sclerotinia minor Jagger
- Sclerotinia ricini
- Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
- Sclerotinia spermophila Noble
- Sclerotinia sulcata (Roberge ex Desm.) Whetzel
- Sclerotinia trifoliorum Erikss.
- Sclerotinia veratri
References
edit- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.