Rosellinia necatrix Berl. ex Prill.
(White Root Rot - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRosellinia necatrix (White Root Rot - causative organism)
GenusRosellinia (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fox, R.T.V. 1999 Fungal foes in your garden no 43: Rosellinia white root rot Fungal Foes in Your Garden Mycologist Vol 13 (04): 184.

Rosellinia necatrix (White Root Rot - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rosellinia necatrix (White Root Rot - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rosellinia necatrix (White Root Rot - causative organism)
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