Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Atheliaceae Rank Genus | Division Basidiomycota Scientific name Butlerelfia eustacei | |
Similar Hypochnella, Leptosporomyces, Byssocorticium, Athelia, Amphinema | ||
Butlerelfia is a fungal genus in the family Atheliaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single corticioid species Butlerelfia eustacei, recorded from Europe and Canada. The species causes fisheye rot of refrigerated apples. The binomial honors H. J. Eustace and L. F. Butler, who first described the species under the name Corticium centrifugum.
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