''Amphilogia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

within the family

Cryphonectriaceae Cryphonectriaceae is a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales Diaporthales is an order (biology), order of sac fungi. Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added a number of name families to the order. Diaporthales includes a number of plant patho ...

. It was established in 2005. The fungi cause orange

cankers A plant canker is a small area of dead tissue, which grows slowly, often over years. Some cankers are of only minor consequence, but others are ultimately lethal and therefore can have major economic implications for agriculture and horticultur ...

on branches of

Elaeocarpus ''Elaeocarpus'' is a genus of nearly five hundred species of flowering plants in the family Elaeocarpaceae native to the Western Indian Ocean, Tropical and Subtropical Asia, and the Pacific. Plants in the genus ''Elaeocarpus'' are trees or shrub ...

trees in

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and

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. While the type species of this genus ('' Amphilogia gyrosa'') has been confused with the type species of '' Endothia'' (''

Endothia gyrosa ''Endothia gyrosa'', the orange hobnail canker, is a species of sac fungus in the family Cryphonectriaceae. It is the type species of the genus '' Endothia''. While previously classified in the genus '' Melogramma'', phylogenetic analyses have co ...

''), these fungi are distinct and both are accepted names. The name, ''amphilogia'', is derived from the Greek ''amphi'' (both sides) + ''logo'' (discussion), referring to taxonomic disputes around the genus.

References

Diaporthales Sordariomycetes genera Taxa described in 2005 {{Sordariomycetes-stub