Peniophora cinerea is a species of fungus in the family Peniophoraceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting black walnut (Juglans nigra).
| Peniophora cinerea | |
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| Peniophora cinerea found on Cerasus avium in Poland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Peniophoraceae |
| Genus: | Peniophora |
| Species: | P. cinerea
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| Peniophora cinerea | |
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It was first described as a species of Corticium by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1797. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke transferred it to Peniophora in 1879.[1]
It is found in Asia and North America.[2]
See also
edit- List of black walnut diseases
Alnus incana trunk with Peniophora cinerea
References
edit- ^ a b "Peniophora cinerea (Pers.) Cooke, Grevillea 8 (45): 20 (1879)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ Bi Z, Zheng G, Taihui L (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. Chinese University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-962-201-556-2.
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