''Moserella'' is a fungal

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 ...

in the family

Sclerotiniaceae The Sclerotiniaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order Helotiales. Many species in this family are plant pathogens. Genera * ''Asterocalyx'' * ''Botryotinia'' * ''Botrytis (fungus), Botrytis'' * ''Ciboria'' * ''Ciborinia'' * ...

; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, its placement in this family is uncertain. This is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

genus, containing the single species ''Moserella radicicola'', described as new to science in 1994 by Reinhold Pöder and Christian Scheuer. The fungus grows in the damaged

mycorrhiza A mycorrhiza (; , mycorrhiza, or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant's rhizosphere, the plant root system and its surroundings. Mycorrhizae play ...

l root tips of ''

Picea abies ''Picea abies'', the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, ...

''. The genus name of ''Moserella'' is in honour of

Meinhard Michael Moser Meinhard Michael Moser (13 March 192430 September 2002) was an Austrian mycologist. His work principally concerned the taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, chemistry, and toxicity of the lamellae (mycology), gilled mushrooms (Agaricales), especially th ...

(1924-2002), who was an Austrian

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

References

Sclerotiniaceae Monotypic Ascomycota genera {{Leotiomycetes-stub