Ceratocystis fimbriata

Ceratocystis fimbriata
Sweet potato black rot caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Microascales
Family: Ceratocystidaceae
Genus: Ceratocystis
Species:
C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Ceratocystis fimbriata
Ellis & Halst. (1890)
Synonyms
  • Ceratocystis moniliformis f. coffeae
  • Ceratostomella fimbriata
  • Endoconidiophora fimbriata
  • Ophiostoma coffeae
  • Ophiostoma fimbriatum

Ceratocystis fimbriata is a fungus and a plant pathogen, attacking such diverse plants as the sweet potato (black rot) and the tapping panels of the Para rubber tree (moldy rot). It is a diverse species that attacks a wide variety of annual and perennial plants. There are several host-specialized strains, some of which, such as Ceratocystis platani that attacks plane trees, are now described as distinct species.

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