Quambalaria
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The Quambalariaceae are a family of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes.[3] The family contains the single genus Quambalaria,[4] which in turn contains nine species.[1] Quambalaria was circumscribed in 2000 to accommodate plant pathogenic species—previously classified in Ramularia and Sporothrix—that were known to infect Corymbia trees in Australia, causing a leaf spot and shoot blight [5] and canker disease.
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Quambalaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Exobasidiomycetes |
Order: | Microstromatales |
Family: | Quambalariaceae Z.W.de Beer, Begerow & R.Bauer (2006) |
Genus: | Quambalaria J.A.Simpson (2000) |
Type species | |
Quambalaria pitereka (J.Walker & Bertus) J.A.Simpson (2000) | |
Species | |
9 species, including: | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Fugomyces Sigler (2003)[2] |
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