''Graphium'' 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 ...
of
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
Microascaceae
The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication.
Descripti ...
.
Many species are known as
plant pathogen
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
s. ''Graphium'' belongs to the group hyphomycetes and has about 20 species. They are found in soil, plant debris, woody substrate, manure, and polluted water. The sporulating structures of ''Graphium'' form
synnema
A synnema (plural ''synnemata'', also ''coremia''; derivation: "Threads together") is a large, erect reproductive structure borne by some fungi, bearing compact conidiophore
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamy ...
, which are a gathering of
conidiophore
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an Asexual reproduction, asexual, non-motility, motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are al ...
s into a sort of flower bouquet. ''Graphium'' spp. are recognized by their distinctive, erect, black synnemata, each bearing a single, terminal, ball of one-celled,
hyaline
A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none.
Histopathology
Hyaline cartilage is ...
conidia produced from
annellides.
Species:
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Graphium adansoniae''
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Graphium adustum''
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Graphium ailanthi''
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Graphium albiziae''
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Graphium albonigrescens''
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Graphium album''
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Graphium altissimum''
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Graphium ambrosiigerum''
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Graphium angamosense''
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Graphium aphthosae''
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Graphium atrovirens''
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Graphium basitruncatum''
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Graphium bolivarii''
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Graphium bulbicola''
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Graphium caliciiforme''
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Graphium carbonarium''
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Graphium cicadicola''
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Graphium clavula''
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Graphium coffeae
''Graphium'' may refer to:
* ''Graphium'' (butterfly), a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies
* ''Graphium'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
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Graphium comatrichoides''
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Graphium coralloides''
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Graphium cylindricum''
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Graphium dubautiae''
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Graphium dulcamarae''
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Graphium euwallaceae''
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Graphium fabiforme''
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Graphium filfilense''
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Graphium fissum''
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Graphium flexuosum''
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Graphium fructicola''
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Graphium geranii''
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Graphium guttuliferum''
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Graphium hamamelidis''
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Graphium hendersonulae''
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Graphium indicum''
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Graphium irradians''
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Graphium jumulu''
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Graphium klebahnii''
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Graphium kuroshium''
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Graphium laricis''
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Graphium ligulariae''
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Graphium madagascariense''
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Graphium malorum''
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Graphium melanotes''
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Graphium minutellum''
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Graphium pallescens''
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Graphium paspali''
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Graphium penicillioides''
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Graphium perpusillum''
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Graphium pseudormiticum''
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Graphium pycnocephalum''
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Graphium pyrinum''
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Graphium rigidum''
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Graphium rubrum''
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Graphium samogiticum''
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Graphium scolytodis''
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Graphium silanum''
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Graphium simplex''
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Graphium sordidiceps''
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Graphium terricola''
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Graphium trifolii''
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Graphium variabile''
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Graphium volkartianum''
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Graphium wuweiense''
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Graphium xanthocephalum''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18518888
Sordariomycetes genera
Microascales
Taxa named by August Carl Joseph Corda
Taxa described in 1837