Cryphonectria

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Cryphonectria is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi best known for containing the species that causes chestnut blight.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Cryphonectria parasitica 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungal genus
fungal species
genus
plant pathogen
affects Castanea species
oak trees
other hardwood trees
belongsTo Cryphonectriaceae NERFINISHED
bestKnownFor containing the species that causes chestnut blight
causes cankers on tree bark
causesDisease chestnut blight
cellType filamentous fungus
class Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED
containsSpecies Cryphonectria parasitica
distribution temperate regions
ecologicalRole plant pathogen
wood-inhabiting fungus
economicImpact damage to chestnut production
family Cryphonectriaceae NERFINISHED
genus Cryphonectria NERFINISHED
habitat bark of woody plants
hasMorphology orange stromata
perithecial fruiting bodies
isEukaryote true
isPlantPathogen true
kingdom Fungi
namedAfter Greek word "kryphos" (hidden)
notableDisease chestnut blight NERFINISHED
order Diaporthales NERFINISHED
pathogenicOn chestnut trees
phylum Ascomycota NERFINISHED
relevance model for invasive forest pathogens
reproduction asexual spores
sexual spores
sporeType ascospores
conidia
studiedIn forest pathology
taxonomicRank genus

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Diaporthales includesGenus Cryphonectria
Diaporthales notableSpecies Cryphonectria
this entity surface form: Cryphonectria parasitica