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Muscodor is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae noted for its ability to produce a variety of volatile organic compounds, which inhibit the growth of other fungi. The first species to be identified was M. albus. Other known species include M. roseus and M. vitigenus.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassSordariomycetes
  4. OrderXylariales
  5. FamilyXylariaceae
Observations0

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
11
Family
Xylariaceae
Collections
UFV, YPM
Recorded in
Brasil, Ecuador, Peru

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Xylariaceae
Image
Grapes Muscodor alb.jpg
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taxon author citation
Worapong, Strobel & W.M. Hess
taxon name
Muscodor
taxon rank
genus
taxonomic type
Muscodor albus
Commons category
Muscodor
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