Fibularhizoctonia

Fibularhizoctonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Atheliales
Family:Atheliaceae
Genus:Fibularhizoctonia
G.C. Adams & Kropp (1996)
Species

Fibularhizoctonia is a genus of fungus in the Atheliaceae family. The genus, circumscribed in 1996,[1] contains three widespread species that are anamorphs of Athelia.[2] It is commonly known as the cuckoo fungus[3] because it makes sclerotia, also called termite balls, which mimic termite eggs.[4] The generic name had been incorrectly modified to "Fibulorhizoctonia"[2] in some publications but this change is not a nomenclaturally supportable spelling correction.

References

  1. ↑ Adams GC, Kropp BR (1996). "Athelia arachnoidea, the sexual state of Rhizoctonia carotae, a pathogen of carrot in cold storage". Mycologia. 88 (3): 459–72. doi:10.2307/3760886. JSTOR 3760886.
  2. 1 2 Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ↑ Matsuura K, Yashiro T, Shimizu K, Tatsumi S, Tamura T (2009). "Cuckoo fungus mimics termite eggs by producing the cellulose-digesting enzyme beta-glucosidase". Current Biology. 19 (1): 30–6. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.030. PMID 19110429.
  4. ↑ Dunn R. (18 February 2012). "By looking carefully, Japanese scientist discovers the secrets of termite balls". Scientific American. Retrieved 2012-02-24.


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