Rhizoctonia noxia
| Rhizoctonia noxia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Ceratobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizoctonia |
| Species: | R. noxia |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoctonia noxia (Donk) Oberw., R. Bauer, Garnica & R. Kirschner (2013) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceratobasidium noxium (Donk) P. Roberts (1999) | |
Rhizoctonia noxia is a species of fungus in the order Cantharellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are thin, effused, and web-like. The species is tropical to sub-tropical and is mainly known as a plant pathogen, the causative agent of "kole-roga" or black rot of coffee and various blights of citrus and other trees.