''Phaeomoniella chlamydospora'' is a

fungus 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 th ...

species of mitosporic ascomycota in the genus ''

Phaeomoniella ''Phaeomoniella'' is a genus of hyphomycete fungi in the family Celotheliaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Pedro Crous and Walter Gams in 2000 to contain the type species, ''Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, P. c ...

''. ''Phaeomoniella chlamydospora'' and ''

Phaeoacremonium aleophilum ''Phaeoacremonium aleophilum'' is a fungus species in the genus ''Phaeoacremonium''. It is associated with ''Phaeomoniella chlamydospora'' in esca (grape disease), esca in mature grapevines and decline in young vines (Petri disease), two types of ...

'' are associated with

esca The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes (). They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified luminescent fin ray (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure for other fish. The luminescence co ...

in mature grapevines, decline in young vines (

Petri disease Grapevine trunk diseases (GTD) are the most destructive diseases of vineyards worldwide. Fungicides (such as sodium arsenite or 8-hydroxyquinoline, used to fight esca) with the potential to control GTD have been banned in Europe and there are no hi ...

) and black goo decline, three types of

grapevine trunk disease Grapevine trunk diseases (GTD) are the most destructive diseases of vineyards worldwide. Fungicides (such as sodium arsenite or 8-hydroxyquinoline, used to fight esca) with the potential to control GTD have been banned in Europe and there are no hig ...

References

Diaporthales Fungi described in 1996 Grapevine trunk diseases {{Eurotiomycetes-stub