Magnaporthe
Magnaporthe is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Several of the species are cereal pathogens. There are five species in the widespread genus.
| Magnaporthe | |
|---|---|
| A typical eye-shaped lesion of rice blast disease on the 'Katy' rice cultivar inoculated with Magnaporthe grisea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Magnaporthales |
| Family: | Magnaporthaceae |
| Genus: | Magnaporthe R.A.Krause & R.K.Webster (1972) |
| Type species | |
| Magnaporthe salvinii (Catt.) R.A.Krause & R.K.Webster (1972) | |
| Species | |
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