Ophiostoma ips

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Ophiostoma ips is a species of fungus commonly associated with bark beetles and known for causing blue stain in conifer wood.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ascomycete
fungus species
affects conifer wood
associatedWith Ips bark beetles
bark beetles
causes blue stain in conifer wood
class Sordariomycetes
colonizes xylem of conifers
colorProduced blue stain
dispersalVector bark beetles
ecologicalRole stain fungus
family Ophiostomataceae
foundIn sapwood of conifers
genus Ophiostoma
growthForm filamentous fungus
habitat coniferous forests
host other conifer species
pine trees
spruce trees
impact discoloration of timber
reduction of commercial value of wood
kingdom Fungi
metabolism saprotrophic
order Ophiostomatales
pathogenicity weak pathogen of conifers
phylum Ascomycota
relevance forest products industry
reproduction asexual spores
sexual spores
studiedIn forest pathology
transmission insect-mediated

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ophiostoma
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