''Corallomycetella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

fungi in the family

Nectriaceae The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne Louis René Étienne Tulasne, a.k.a. Edmond Tulasne (12 September 1815 – 22 December 1885) was a French b ...

. Species of ''Corallomycetella'' are tropical, and are characterized by the formation of brightly colored rhizomorphs of their rhizostilbella-like asexual morphs. These fungi causes a number of plant diseases including 'violet root rot' of ''

Theobroma cacao ''Theobroma cacao'', also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small ( tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. The largest pro ...

'', root rot of '' Carica papaya'', and 'stinking root disease' of several tropical woody plants. Two species of ''Corallomycetella'' are recognized: '' Corallomycetella elegans'' (Berk. and M.A. Curtis) C. Herrera & P. Chaverri and '' Corallomycetella repens'' (Berk. & Broome) Rossman & Samuels. '' Corallomycetella jatrophae'' is now classified under ''

Corallonectria ''Corallonectria'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. Species of ''Corallonectria'' are Neotropical. These fungi are characterized by the formation of brightly colored rhizomorphs and of copulated synnematous fusarium-li ...

''.

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* Nectriaceae genera Taxa named by Paul Christoph Hennings {{Hypocreales-stub