''Muscodor roseus'' is an
anamorph
In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota:
*Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body.
*Anamorph: an ase ...
ic
fungus in the family
Xylariaceae
The Xylariaceae are a family of mostly small ascomycetous fungi. It is one of the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes and is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are typically found on wood, seeds, f ...
. It is an
endophyte that colonizes the inner
bark
Bark may refer to:
* Bark (botany), an outer layer of a woody plant such as a tree or stick
* Bark (sound), a vocalization of some animals (which is commonly the dog)
Places
* Bark, Germany
* Bark, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Arts, ...
,
sapwood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...
and outer
xylem of the plants ''
Grevillea pteridifolia
''Grevillea pteridifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is also known by many common names, including golden grevillea, silky grevillea, fern-leaved grevillea, golden parrot tr ...
'' and ''
Erythrophleum chlorostachys'', found in the
Northern Territory of Australia. It grows as a pinkish, felt-like
mycelium on several
media, and produces a mixture of volatile
antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of ...
s. Cultures tend to have a musty odour. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''roseus'' means "pink".
References
Further reading
*Grimme, Eva. (2004). Effects of mycofumigation using ''Muscodor albus'' and ''Muscodor roseus'' on diseases of sugar beet and chrysanthemum
lectronic resourceby Eva Grimme. Diss. Montana State University-Bozeman, College of Agriculture.
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External links
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Xylariales
Fungi described in 2002
Fungi of Australia
Fungus species
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