''Gremmeniella'' is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.
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. The genus contains at least 3 species.
The genus name of ''Gremmeniella'' is in honour of J. Gremmen (fl. 1953) a Dutch botaniker (Mycology),
plant pathologist
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 fungus, fung ...
, from the Forest Research
Station T.N.O. in
Wageningen.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Michel Morele
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in Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Archéol. Toulon & Var vol.183 on page 9 in 1969.
''Gremmeniella abietina'' is a
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 ...
that causes
scleroderris canker
Scleroderris canker (American name), or Brunchorstia disease (European name), ''Gremmeniella abietina'', is a species of fungal diseases infecting coniferous forests. The main symptom is the death of the needles, leading to the death of the tree ...
.
Species
*''
Gremmeniella abietina
Scleroderris canker (American name), or Brunchorstia disease (European name), ''Gremmeniella abietina'', is a species of fungal diseases infecting coniferous forests. The main symptom is the death of the needles, leading to the death of the tree ...
''
*''Gremmeniella juniperina''
*''Gremmeniella laricina''
*''Gremmeniella pinicola''
*''Gremmeniella baggina''
References
Helotiaceae
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