Claim · model-written summary
Isolates with the phenotypic characteristics of Marasmius palmivorus and Marasmiellus palmivorus are monophyletic and share a common ancestor in ITS and nLSU phylogenies.
- Taxon
- Marasmius palmivorusParamarasmius palmivoruse0
- Outcome
- monophyletic and share a common ancestore0
Verbatim
e0“isolates sharing the same phenotypic characteristics of Marasmius palmivorus and Marasmiellus palmivorus are monophyletic and share a common ancestor”
Title
Mohamed Maizatul‐Suriza; Jaabi Suhanah; Ahmad Zairun Madihah; et al. Forest Pathology 2021. doi:10.1111/efp.12660
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Observation Koch's postulates confirmed that Marasmius palmivorus can infect oil palm fruitlets with symptoms similar to those of bunch rot disease.
- Observation The fungus is more closely related to the genus Marasmius than to Marasmiellus.
- Recommendation The authors support retaining the name Marasmius palmivorus for the pathogen causing bunch rot disease of oil palm.