''Aciculosporium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the family

Clavicipitaceae The Clavicipitaceae are a family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate placed 43 genera in the family, but recent work has increased this number to 97. Phylogeny Molecular phylogenetic analysis of multigene DNA sequence data ...

. Species of this genus cause witches' broom of bamboo in East Asia. ''Aciculosporium take'' grows intercellularly in witches' broom shoots, including shoot apical meristems. The stroma are produced around the apex of the host shoots.

Species

The ''

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'' currently (2021) lists:''Species fungorum'' search ''Aciculosporium'' (retrieved 10 June 2021)
/ref> # '' Aciculosporium monostipum'' (J.F. White, Bills, S.C. Alderman & Spatafora) M. Kolařík & Píchová (2018) # '' Aciculosporium oplismeni'' E. Tanaka (2021) # '' Aciculosporium phalaridis'' (J. Walker) M. Kolařík & Píchová (2018) # '' Aciculosporium sasicola'' Oguchi (2001) # '' Aciculosporium take'' I. Miyake (1908)

References

Sordariomycetes genera Clavicipitaceae {{Hypocreales-stub