Ophiostoma

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Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ophiostoma canonical 14
Ophiostoma piliferum 2
Ophiostoma clavigerum 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungal genus
genus
associatedWith bark beetles
causes Dutch elm disease
surface form: Dutch elm disease (via some species)

vascular wilt diseases in trees (some species)
class Sordariomycetes
distribution cosmopolitan in temperate regions
ecologicalRole plant pathogen
wood-inhabiting fungus
family Ophiostomataceae
genomeSequenced Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi
habitat under bark of trees
xylem of trees
hasSpecies Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ophiostoma clavigerum

Ophiostoma himal-ulmi
Ophiostoma ips
Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ophiostoma minus

Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Ophiostoma piceae
Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ophiostoma piliferum

Ophiostoma quercus
Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi s.l.
Ophiostoma wageneri
hasTypeSpecies Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ophiostoma piliferum
historicallyConfusedWith Ceratocystis
hostRange conifers (some species)
primarily hardwood trees
impact contributes to decline of urban and forest elms
major economic impact on elm populations
interactionWithInsects forms mutualistic associations with bark beetles
isKnownFor containing species that cause Dutch elm disease
containing tree-pathogenic fungi
kingdom Fungi
morphology often produces synnemata or coremia in asexual state
produces ascospores in asci
produces perithecial ascomata
namedBy Heinrich Georg Winter
notableDisease Dutch elm disease
order Ophiostomataceae
surface form: Ophiostomatales
pathogenicTo Ulmus (elm) trees
phylum Ascomycota
reproductiveType ascomycetous
studiedIn forest pathology
subphylum Ascomycota
surface form: Pezizomycotina
taxonRank genus
transmissionVector elm bark beetles

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch elm disease pathogenGenus Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma ulmi genus Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma hasTypeSpecies Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ophiostoma piliferum
Ophiostoma hasSpecies Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ophiostoma piliferum
Ophiostoma hasSpecies Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ophiostoma minus
Ophiostoma hasSpecies Ophiostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ophiostoma clavigerum
Ophiostomataceae typeGenus Ophiostoma
Ophiostomataceae includesGenus Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma himal-ulmi genus Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma quercus genus Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma piceae genus Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma ips genus Ophiostoma
Graphilbum isRelatedTo Ophiostoma
Leptographium relatedTo Ophiostoma
Ophiostomatales typeGenus Ophiostoma
Ophiostomatales includesGenus Ophiostoma