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Itersonilia
Sign in to saveItersonilia is a genus of fungi in the order Cystofilobasidiales. The genus comprises yeasts that have a hyphal state, forming cells that give rise to ballistospores. The type species, Itersonilia perplexans, is a commercially significant plant pathogen causing root canker of parsnip and petal blight on chrysanthemums and other cut flowers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassTremellomycetes
- OrderCystofilobasidiales
- FamilyMrakiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Cystofilobasidiaceae
- Collections
- BPI, CUP
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Cystofilobasidiaceae
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- Itersonilia
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Itersonilia is a genus of fungi in the order Cystofilobasidiales. The genus comprises yeasts that have a hyphal state, forming cells that give rise to ballistospores. The type species, Itersonilia perplexans, is a commercially significant plant pathogen causing root canker of parsnip and petal blight on chrysanthemums and other cut flowers.
==References==
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