Fibularhizoctonia

Fibularhizoctonia is a genus of fungus in the Atheliaceae family. The genus, circumscribed in 1996,[1] contains three widespread species that are anamorphs of Athelia.[2] It is commonly known as the cuckoo fungus[3] because it makes sclerotia, also called termite balls, which mimic termite eggs.[4] The generic name had been incorrectly modified to "Fibulorhizoctonia"[2] in some publications but this change is not a nomenclaturally supportable spelling correction.

Fibularhizoctonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Atheliales
Family: Atheliaceae
Genus: Fibularhizoctonia
G.C. Adams & Kropp (1996)
Species

References
  1. Adams GC, Kropp BR (1996). "Athelia arachnoidea, the sexual state of Rhizoctonia carotae, a pathogen of carrot in cold storage". Mycologia. 88 (3): 459–72. doi:10.2307/3760886. JSTOR 3760886.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Matsuura K, Yashiro T, Shimizu K, Tatsumi S, Tamura T (2009). "Cuckoo fungus mimics termite eggs by producing the cellulose-digesting enzyme beta-glucosidase". Current Biology. 19 (1): 30–6. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.030. PMID 19110429.
  4. Dunn R. (18 February 2012). "By looking carefully, Japanese scientist discovers the secrets of termite balls". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.


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