Meliniomyces, a new anamorph genus for root-associated fungi with phylogenetic affinities to Rhizoscyphus ericae (= Hymenoscyphus ericae), Leotiomycetes

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-27

  Hambleton, Sarah ^a   Sigler, Lynne ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadophora finlandia; Epacrid; Ericoid; Mycelia sterilia; Mycorrhizas; Neocudoniella radicella; Piceirhiza bicolorata; rDNA; Scytalidium

Indexed keywords

BETULACEAE; CADOPHORA; CADOPHORA FINLANDIA; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; LEOTIOMYCETES; MYCELIA STERILIA; MYCELIUM (GENUS); NEOCUDONIELLA RADICELLA; ORCHIDACEAE; PICEIRHIZA BICOLORATA; PINACEAE; RHIZOSCYPHUS ERICAE; RHIZOSCYPHUS ERICAE COMPLEX; SALICACEAE; SALIX; SCYTALIDIUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 30344464096     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3114/sim.53.1.1     Document Type: Article

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