Ceratocystis oblonga is a plant-pathogenic saprobic fungal species first found in Africa, infecting Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus species.[1]

Ceratocystis oblonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Microascales
Family: Ceratocystidaceae
Genus: Ceratocystis
Species:
C. oblonga
Binomial name
Ceratocystis oblonga
Heath et al., 2009

References edit

  1. ^ Heath, Ronald Natale, et al. "Ceratocystis species on Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus spp. in eastern and southern Africa including six new species."Fungal Diversity 34 (2009): 41.

Further reading edit

  • Heath, Ronald Natale, et al. "Insect associates of Ceratocystis albifundus and patterns of association in a native savanna ecosystem in South Africa."Environmental Entomology 38.2 (2009): 356-364.
  • Nkuekam, Gilbert Kamgan, Michael J. Wingfield, and Jolanda Roux. "Ceratocystis species, including two new taxa, from Eucalyptus trees in South Africa." Australasian Plant Pathology 42.3 (2013): 283–311.
  • R. N. Heath; M. J. Wingfield; M. Van Wyk & J. Roux (April 2009). "Insect associates of Ceratocystis albifundus and patterns of association in a native savanna ecosystem in South Africa". Environmental Entomology. 38 (2): 356–364. doi:10.1603/022.038.0207. PMID 19389283. S2CID 7034820.

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