Chestnut blight
The pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica is a member of the Ascomycota. This necrotrophic fungus is native to East Asia and South East Asia and was introduced into Europe and North America in the early 1900s. The fungus spread rapidly and... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cryphonectria parasitica
Class: Sordariomycetes
Genus: Cryphonectria
Division: Ascomycota
Order: Diaporthales
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