The Quambalariaceae are a
family
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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 class
Exobasidiomycetes.
[ The family contains the single ]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 ...
''Quambalaria'',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 ...
ic species—previously classified in '' Ramularia'' and ''Sporothrix
''Sporothrix'' is a ubiquitous genus of soil-dwelling fungus discovered by Schenck in 1898 and studied in more detail by Hektoen and Perkins. The first described and best known species is ''Sporothrix schenckii
''Sporothrix schenckii'', a fun ...
''—that were known to infect ''Corymbia
''Corymbia'', commonly known as bloodwoods, is a genus of about one hundred species of tree that, along with ''Eucalyptus'', '' Angophora'' and several smaller groups, are referred to as eucalypts. Until 1990, corymbias were included in the gen ...
'' trees in Australia, causing a leaf spot and shoot blight [ and canker disease.
]
References
External links
Queensland Government
Quambalaria shoot blight
Ustilaginomycotina
Basidiomycota genera
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