Kingdom Fungi Class Euascomycotina Scientific name Muscador vitigenus | Subclass Pyrenomycetes Rank Species | |
Similar Muscodor, Micrococcus roseus, Xylariaceae, Pythium ultimum, Pestalotiopsis | ||
Muscodor vitigenus is an endophytic fungus which colonizes Paullinia paullinioides, a liana of the Peruvian Amazon rainforests. It has the unusual property of, under certain circumstances, producing near-pure naphthalene, an insect repellent.
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