The Quambalariaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the class
Exobasidiomycetes
The Exobasidiomycetes are a class of fungi sometimes associated with the abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues known as galls. The class includes '' Exobasidium camelliae'' Shirai, the camellia leaf gall and '' Exobasidium vaccinii'' Erikss, the l ...
.
[ The family contains the single ]genus
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''Quambalaria'',plant pathogen
Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like orga ...
ic species—previously classified in ''Ramularia
''Ramularia'' is a genus of ascomycota, ascomycete Fungus, fungi. Its species, which are anamorphs of the genus ''Mycosphaerella'', are plant pathology, plant pathogens. Economically important host species include ''Narcissus (plant), Narcissus,' ...
'' and '' Sporothrix''—that were known to infect ''Corymbia
''Corymbia'', commonly known as bloodwoods, is a genus of about one hundred species of tree that, along with ''Eucalyptus'', '' Angophora'' and several smaller groups, are referred to as eucalypts. Until 1990, corymbias were included in the g ...
'' trees in Australia, causing a leaf spot and shoot blight [ and canker disease.
]
References
External links
Queensland Government
Quambalaria shoot blight
Ustilaginomycotina
Basidiomycota genera
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