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Muscodor

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Sordariomycetes

Rank
  
Genus

Division
  
Ascomycota

Family
  
Xylariaceae

Order
  
Xylariales

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Similar
  
Xylariaceae, Xylariales, Nemania, Xylaria, Ananas ananassoides

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

Known habitats of Muscodor species include Honduras, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil, and Australia's Northern Territory. Members of the genus are believed to prefer tropical or monsoonal rainforests as habitats; efforts made to find them in the temperate rainforests of southern Australia and southern Chile have been unsuccessful.

References

Muscodor Wikipedia