Armillaria sinapina

Armillaria sinapina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Armillaria
Species:
A. sinapina
Binomial name
Armillaria sinapina
Bérubé & Dessur. (1988)

Armillaria sinapina is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. A plant pathogenic fungus, it causes Armillaria root disease, and has been found on a variety of tree hosts in Alaska.[1] The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Klopfenstein NB, Lundquist JE, Hanna JW, Kim MS, McDonald GI (2009). "First Report of Armillaria sinapina, a cause of Armillaria root disease, associated with a variety of forest tree hosts on sites with diverse climates in Alaska" (PDF). Plant Disease. 93 (1): 111. doi:10.1094/pdis-93-1-0111b. PMID 30764271.
  2. ^ Mihail JD. (2015). "Bioluminescence patterns among North American Armillaria species". Fungal Biology. 119 (6): 528–537. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.02.004. PMID 25986550.


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