Macrophomina

Macrophomina is a genus of plant pathogens in the fungus family Botryosphaeriaceae, originally described by Franz Petrak in 1923.^[1] It contains at least 5 species.^[2]

Macrophomina
Black microsclerotia and orange pycnidia of Macrophomina phaseolina infecting Pinus elliottii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Botryosphaeriales
Family:	Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Macrophomina Petr. 1923
Type species
M. phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. 1947
Species
Macrophomina euphorbiicola Macrophomina phaseolina Macrophomina pseudophaseolina Macrophomina tecta Macrophomina vaccinii

The type species was originally called M. philippinensis, but its current name is Macrophomina phaseolina; it causes charcoal rot disease on many diverse plant species.^[3][4] The former species Macrophomina limbalis has been renamed to Dothiorella limbalis.^[2]