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Scorias
''Scorias'' is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. The genus was first described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1832. The fungus is known as sooty mould and is found growing on honeydew on leaves of many varieties of trees and plants.Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month


Characteristics

The mycelium of these fungi have parallel walls and form a thick spongy mass. The perithecium is round and long stalked and the spores have four cells.Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook
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Effects of sooty mould

Sooty moulds grow in thin black layers on leaves on which aphids, witefly or other sap-sucking insect ...
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Capnodiaceae
The Capnodiaceae are a family (biology), family of fungus, fungi in the Ascomycota, class Dothideomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are especially prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, as well as temperate rainforests. Genera The following genera are included in the placement in Capnodiaceae (with amount of species); *''Capnodium'' Mont. (83) *''Chaetocapnodium'' Hongsanan & K.D. Hyde (1) *''Conidiocarpus'' Woron. (includes ''Phragmocapnias'' ) (ca. 10) *''Fumiglobus'' D.R. Reynolds & G.S. Gilbert (10) *''Leptoxyphium'' Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, Speg., 1918Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, Spegazzini, C. 1918. Notas micológicas. Physis Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. 4(17):281-295(19) *''Limaciniaseta'' (1) *''Readerielliopsis'' Crous & Decock (2) *''Scoriadopsis'' Mend. (1) *''Scorias'' Fr. (11) *''Aithaloderma'' – tentative *''Anopeltis'' – tentative *''Antennariella'' *''Callebaea'' – tentative *''Capnodaria'' ...
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