Muscodor

Muscodor is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae noted for their ability to produce a variety of volatile organic compounds, which inhibit growth of other fungi. The first species to be identified was M. albus.^[2] Other known species include M. roseus and M. vitigenus.

Muscodor
Muscodor albus fungi produces chemicals that inhibit the growth of grey mold (pictured) on table grapes.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Xylariales
Family:	Xylariaceae
Genus:	Muscodor Worapong, Strobel & W.M.Hess (2001)
Type species
Muscodor albus Worapong, Strobel & W.M.Hess (2001)
Species
M. albus M. cinnamomi[1] M. crispans M. fengyangensis M. roseus M. vitigenus M. yucatanensis

Known habitats of Muscodor species include Honduras, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil, and Australia's Northern Territory. Members of the genus are believed to prefer tropical or monsoonal rainforests as habitats; efforts made to find them in the temperate rainforests of southern Australia and southern Chile have been unsuccessful.