Nothophaeocryptopus is a genus of fungi which inhabits conifer needles, in the family Mycosphaerellaceae.[1][2] It includes the important pathogen N. gaeumannii which infects Douglas-fir trees causing the disease known as Swiss needle cast.[3]
| Nothophaeocryptopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Nothophaeocryptopus Videira, C. Nakash. & Crous, 2017 |
References
edit- ^ "Nothophaeocryptopus". indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ Videira, S.I.R.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Nakashima, C.; Braun, U.; Barreto, R.W.; de Wit, P.J.G.M.; Crous, P.W. (2017-06-01). "Mycosphaerellaceae: Chaos or clarity?". Studies in Mycology. 87 (1): 257–421. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.003. PMC 5693839. PMID 29180830.
- ^ Feau, N.; Tanney, J.B.; Herath, P.; Leal, I.; Hamelin, R.C. (2024-01-24). "Genome sequences of three genetic lineages of the fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii, the causal agent of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir trees". Microbiology Resource Announcements. 13 (2): e0100823. doi:10.1128/mra.01008-23. PMC 10868261. PMID 38265221.