Corallomycetella elegans

Corallomycetella elegans is one of the two recognized species in the fungus genus Corallomycetella. It is a parasite of rubber,^[2] cacao and tea trees.

Corallomycetella elegans
Sexual fruiting body of Corallomycetella elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Nectriaceae
Genus:	Corallomycetella
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
Corallomycetella elegans (Berk. and M.A. Curtis) C. Herrera & P. Chaverri (2013)
Synonyms
Corallomyces elegans Berk. & M.A. Curtis (1853)[1] Nectria mauritiicola (Henn.) Seifert & Samuels, (1985) Corallomyces mauritiicola Henn., (1904) Corallomycetella repens (Berk. & Broome) Rossman & Samuels, (1999) Sphaerostilbe repens

Violet root rot
Common names	red root rot of citrus, pourriture des racines de l'hévéa (French)
Causal agents	Corallomycetella elegans
Hosts	rubber, cacao and tea trees
EPPO Code	SPHSRE

See also

• List of cacao diseases
• List of tea diseases