Ceratobasidiales Basidiomycota Fungi Flora and Fauna

Ceratobasidiales Basidiomycota Fungi Flora and Fauna

Ceratobasidiales is an order of basidiomycete fungi. The telemorphs, which have fruitbodies and produce spores are listed here, but many of the anamorphs, which do not reproduce sexually, are serious plant pathogens.

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Seedling Blight of Longleaf Pine - Photograph of four pine seedlings variously affected by Ceratobasidium spp.
Variation in Mycorrhizal Performance in the Epiphytic Orchid, Tolumnia variegata - Abstract discussing whether different mycorrhizal fungi (Ceratobasidium spp.) differ in their ability to stimulate seed germination in orchids.
APSnet Image of the Week - Photograph showing leaves of cowpea infected by Thanatephorus cucumeris.
Sharp Eyespot of Wheat - Photographs and information on Rhizoctonia cerealis, seen here infecting wheat. The telemorph is Ceratobasidium cereale but this perfect stage is rare in nature.
Rhizoctonia solani - Article from Wikipedia explaining how this plant pathogen does not produce spores but has a teleomorph, Thanatephorus cucumeris, which produces club-shaped basidia.
Rice Sheath Blight: Thanatephorus cucumeris - Photograph of lodged rice affected by this fungus.
Rhizanthella gardneri - Article from Wikipedia on the Western Underground Orchid from Australia which relies on the mycorrhiza of the fungus Thanatephorus gardneri to provide its energy.

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