Moniliophthora perniciosa
Names
| English | — |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Krulloten |
| Spanish | Escoba de bruja del cacao |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | popolipo (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Moniliophthora perniciosa (Stahel) Aime & Phillips-Mora |
About this species
Moniliophthora perniciosa (previously Crinipellis perniciosa) is a fungus that causes "witches' broom disease" (WBD) of the cocoa tree T. cacao. This pathogen is currently limited to South America, Panama and the Caribbean, and is perhaps one of the best-known cocoa diseases, thought to have co-evolved with cocoa in its centre of origin (first recorded in the Brazilian Amazon in 1785).
This fungus is hemibiotroph, with two characteristic phases: biotrophic (expanding and infecting, on living tissue) and saprotrophic (producing basidiospores, on necrotic tissue). The biotrophic stage, and what triggers its switch to a saprotrophic stage, are still not understood.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycota |
| Class | Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Agaricales |
| Family | Marasmiaceae |
| Genus | Moniliophthora |
In Suriname
10Records in Suriname
1920First record
