Kingdom Fungi Order Helotiales Scientific name Sclerotinia Rank Genus | Division Ascomycota Family Sclerotiniaceae Higher classification Sclerotiniaceae | |
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Similar Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Botrytis, Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea, Pythium | ||
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Sclerotinia is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae. The widely distributed genus contains 14 species.
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Taxonomy
A number of species previously assigned to Sclerotinia are now considered to be members of the closely related genus, Botrytis.
Species
Selected species include ;
S. borealis
S. bulborum (Wakker) Sacc.
S. homoeocarpa F.T. Benn.
S. minor Jagger
S. ricini
S. sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
S. spermophila Noble
S. sulcata
S. trifoliorum Erikss.
S. veratri
References
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