''Raffaelea quercivora'' is a species of
fungus
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Ophiostomataceae
The Ophiostomataceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. The family was circumscribed by J.A. Nannfeldt in 1932. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are typically found in temperate regions, ...
. It causes
Japanese oak wilt
Japanese oak wilt (also called mortality of oak trees in Japan) is a fungal disease caused by ''Raffaelea quercivora'' fungus affecting by oak trees. In 1998, Japanese plant pathologists group was isolation, inoculation and reisolation the dead tre ...
disease, and is spread by the ambrosia beetle (''
Platypus quercivorus
''Platypus quercivorus'', the oak ambrosia beetle, is a species of weevil and pest of broad-leaved trees.Sone, K., Mori, T., Ide, M. (1998). Life history of the oak borer, ''Platypus quercivorus'' (Murayama) (Coleoptera : Platypodidae). ''Applied ...
''). It has small obovoid to pyriform
sympodioconidia and slender, long conidiophores. The fungus has been isolated from the body surfaces and
mycangia
The term mycangium (pl., mycangia) is used in biology for special structures on the body of an animal that are adapted for the transport of symbiotic fungi (usually in spore form). This is seen in many xylophagous insects (e.g. horntails and bark b ...
of the beetle.
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Fungi described in 2002
Ophiostomatales
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