Kingdom Fungi Class Ascomycetes Genus Lidophia Rank Species | Division Ascomycota Order Dothideales Scientific name Lidophia graminis | |
Lidophia graminis, twist fungus, is a fungus found in southern Australia, the Middle East and Europe. Recent research by scientists from Western Australia has found the fungus is capable of controlling organisms that cause the disease of livestock known as annual ryegrass toxicity. An inoculum of the fungus was developed.
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