Piedraia
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Genus of fungi
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Piedraia is a genus of fungus within the Piedraiaceae family in the Capnodiales order.[1]
There are 2 known species (according to Species Fungorum);[2]
- Piedraia hortae Fonseca & Leão (1928)
- Piedraia quintanilhae Uden, Barros-Mach. & Cast.-Branco (1963)
Former species;
- P. hortae var. paraguayensis Fonseca & Leão (2014) = Piedraia hortae
- P. javanica Boedijn & Verbunt (1938) = Piedraia hortae
- P. malayi R. Green & Mankikar (1950) = Piedraia hortae
- P. sarmentoi M.J. Pereira (1930) = Piedraia hortae
- P. surinamensis C.W. Dodge (1935) = Piedraia hortae
- P. venezuelensis Brumpt & Langeron (1934) = Piedraia hortae
Piedraia hortae is responsible for causing black piedra.[3]
References
- ↑ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K. et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere 13 (1): 53–453 [160]. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358798332.
- ↑ "Species Fungorum - Search Page". https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp.
- ↑ "DermAtlas: Dermatology Image black_piedra_1_041227 (black piedra - infections and infestations) [dermatlas"]. http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/display.cfm?ImageID=1868878727. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
Wikidata ☰ Q7191568 entry
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