Erythricium
Sign in to saveErythricium is a genus of fungi in the family Corticiaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are effused, corticioid, and grow on wood or are lichenicolous. Erythricium salmonicolor is a widespread and commercially significant plant pathogen causing "pink disease" of Citrus and other trees.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderCorticiales
- FamilyCorticiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Phanerochaetaceae
- Collections
- MBM, GB
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Corticiaceae
- Image
- Erythricium laetum 40560.jpg
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- taxon name
- Erythricium
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Erythricium
- taxon author citation
- J.Erikss. & Hjortstam
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Erythricium is a genus of fungi in the family Corticiaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are effused, corticioid, and grow on wood or are lichenicolous. Erythricium salmonicolor is a widespread and commercially significant plant pathogen causing "pink disease" of Citrus and other trees.
==References==
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