''Fusarium subglutinans'' is a

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

plant pathogen.

Taxonomy

''Fusarium subglutinans'' is the

anamorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...

of ''

Gibberella fujikuroi ''Gibberella fujikuroi'' is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes ''bakanae'' disease in rice seedlings. Another name is foolish seedling disease. It gets that name because the seeds can be infected, leading to disparate outcomes for the plant. Th ...

''. Fusarium strains in the ''Gibberella fujikuroi''

species complex In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...

cause diseases in a number of economically important plants. DNA sequencing data reveals the presence of two major groups representing cryptic species in ''F. subglutinans''. These were further divided into groups that appeared to be reproductively isolated in the environment which suggests that they are undergoing separation into distinct taxa. One such divergent group is ''Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini'' which causes pitch canker of

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

trees. It is a synonym of ''

Fusarium circinatum ''Fusarium circinatum'' is a fungal plant pathogen that causes the serious disease pitch canker on pine trees and Douglas firs (''Pseudotsuga menziesii''). The most common hosts of the pathogen include slash pine ('' Pinus elliottii''), loblolly ...

''. Other members of the complex and their host plants are: *''

Fusarium moniliforme ''Fusarium verticillioides'' is the most commonly reported fungal species infecting maize (''Zea mays''). ''Fusarium verticillioides'' is the accepted name of the species, which was also known as ''Fusarium moniliforme''. The species has also bee ...

'' - Maize *''

Fusarium oxysporum ''Fusarium oxysporum'' (Schlecht as emended by Snyder and Hansen), an ascomycete fungus, comprises all the species, varieties and forms recognized by Wollenweber and Reinking within an infrageneric grouping called section Elegans. It is part of ...

'' - Pine *'' Fusarium proliferatum'' - Rice *''Fusarium subglutinans'' - Maize, Mango *'' Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. ananas'' - PineappleDifferentiation of Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini by Histone Gene Sequence Data
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References

subglutinans Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Maize diseases Mango tree diseases Fungi described in 1925 Fungus species {{fungus-plant-disease-stub