''Corticium penicillatum'' is a species of fungus in the

class Class or The Class may refer to: Common uses not otherwise categorized * Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects * Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used differentl ...

Agaricomycetes The Agaricomycetes are a class of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. The taxon is roughly identical to that defined for the Homobasidiomycetes (alternatively called holobasidiomycetes) by Hibbett & Thorn, with the inclusion of Auriculariales a ...

. It is a

corticioid fungus The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

and 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 ...

, the causal agent of coconut thread blight, a leaf disease of

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

palms. The species was originally described from Papua New Guinea in 1925 and has since been reported from Vanuatu,

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

, and the Solomon Islands. ''Corticium penicillatum'' has never been redescribed or reviewed and is unlikely to be a species of '' Corticium'' in the modern sense.

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Coconut palm diseases Taxa named by Thomas Petch Fungi of Oceania Fungi of New Guinea Fungi described in 1925 Fungi without expected TNC conservation status Fungus species {{fungus-plant-disease-stub