''Fusarium subglutinans'' is a

fungal A fungus ( : fungi 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 a kingdom, separately from ...

plant pathogen.

Taxonomy

''Fusarium subglutinans'' is the

anamorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the Biological life cycle, life cycles of fungi in the Phylum, phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a Asc ...

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. ...

''. 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 Cryptic may refer to: In science: * Cryptic species complex, a group of species that are very difficult to distinguish from one another * Crypsis, the ability of animals to blend in to avoid observation * Cryptic era, earliest period of the Earth ...

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 (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...

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'' - 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 ''Fusarium proliferatum'' is a fungal plant pathogen infecting asparagus. References External links USDA ARS Fungal Database proliferatum Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Vegetable diseases Fungi described in 1971 {{fungus ...

'' - 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-plant-disease-stub