Magnaporthe salvinii

Magnaporthe salvinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Sordariomycetidae
Order:	Incertae sedis
Family:	Magnaporthaceae
Genus:	Magnaporthe
Species:	M. salvinii
Binomial name
Magnaporthe salvinii (Catt.) R.A. Krause & R.K. Webster, (1972)
Synonyms
Curvularia irregularis (Cralley & Tullis) Hara, (1959) Curvularia sigmoidea (Cavara) Hara, (1959) Helminthosporium sigmoideum Cavara, (1889) Helminthosporium sigmoideum var. irregulare Cralley & Tullis, (1935) Leptosphaeria salvinii Catt., (1879) Nakataea sigmoidea (Cavara) Hara, (1939) Phragmoporthe salvinii (Catt.) M. Monod, (1983) Sclerotium oryzae Catt., (1879) Vakrabeeja sigmoidea (Cavara) Subram., (1957) Vakrabeeja sigmoidea var. irregularis (Cralley & Tullis) Shoemaker [as 'irregulare'], (1959)

Magnaporthe salvinii is a fungal plant pathogen that causes stem rot in rice.

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

References