Rhizoctonia theobromae is a species of fungus in the order Cantharellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are thin, effused, and web-like. The species is tropical to sub-tropical and is mainly known as a plant pathogen, the causative agent of vascular-streak dieback of cocoa (Theobroma cacao).[1]
| Rhizoctonia theobromae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Ceratobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizoctonia |
| Species: | R. theobromae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoctonia theobromae (P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) Oberw., R. Bauer, Garnica, R. Kirschner (2013)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ceratobasidium theobromae (P.H.B. Talbot & Keane) Samuels & Keane (2012) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Samuels GJ, Ismaiel A, Rosmana A, Junaid M, Guest D, McMahon P, Keane P, Purwantara A, Lambert S, Rodriguez-Carres M, Cubeta MA (2012). "Vascular Streak Dieback of cacao in Southeast Asia and Melanesia: in planta detection of the pathogen and a new taxonomy". Fungal Biology. 116 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2011.07.009. PMID 22208598.
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