Sclerotinia

Sclerotinia is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.^[1] The widely distributed genus contains 14 species.^[2]

Sclerotinia
Sclerotinia sulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus:	Sclerotinia Fuckel (1870)
Type species
Sclerotinia libertiana Fuckel (1870)
Species
see text

Taxonomy

A number of species previously assigned to Sclerotinia are now considered to be members of the closely related genus, Botrytis.

Species

Selected species include:

• Sclerotinia borealis
• Sclerotinia bulborum (Wakker) Sacc.
• Sclerotinia homoeocarpa F.T. Benn.
• Sclerotinia minor Jagger
• Sclerotinia ricini
• Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
• Sclerotinia spermophila Noble
• Sclerotinia sulcata (Roberge ex Desm.) Whetzel
• Sclerotinia trifoliorum Erikss.
• Sclerotinia veratri