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Muscodor is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae noted for their ability to produce a variety of volatile organic compounds, which inhibit growth of other fungi. The first species to be identified was M. albus.[2] Other known species include M. roseus and M. vitigenus.
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| Genus: | Muscodor Worapong, Strobel & W.M.Hess (2001) |
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| Muscodor albus Worapong, Strobel & W.M.Hess (2001) | |
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Known habitats of Muscodor species include Honduras, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil, and Australia's Northern Territory. Members of the genus are believed to prefer tropical or monsoonal rainforests as habitats; efforts made to find them in the temperate rainforests of southern Australia and southern Chile have been unsuccessful.
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