Rhizoctonia damping-off, blight and rot
Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn
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Widely Prevalent Plant Pathogen Status - This map is based on data from the Widely Prevalent Fungi Project, a collabaration between USDA APHIS PPQ and the American Phytopathological Society. See www.PrevalentFungi.org for more information.
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Basidiomycota |
| Subphylum: Hymenomycotina |
| Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: Ceratobasidiales |
| Family: Ceratobasidiaceae |
| Genus: Rhizoctonia |
| Subject: Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
white blight, target spot, Rhizoctonia aerial blight, Rhizoctonia damping-off and fruit rot, target spot or sore shin of tobacco, Rhizoctonia brown patch, Rhizoctonia root rot, wirestem, Rice sheath blight
Related Scientific Names:
Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk (Teleomorph)
Corticium solani (Prill. & Delacr.) Bourdot & Galzin (Synonym)
Moniliopsis aderholdii Ruhland (Synonym)
Rhizoctonia napaeae Westend. & Wallays (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Diseases of Trees and Shrubs
Scientific Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum)