Piedraia
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| Genus: | Piedraia
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Piedraia is a genus of fungus within the Piedraiaceae family in the Capnodiales order.[1]
There are 2 known species (according to
Species Fungorum);[2]
- Piedraia hortae Fonseca & Leão (1928)
- Piedraia quintanilhae Uden, Barros-Mach. & Cast.-Branco (1963)
Former species;
- P. hortae var. paraguayensis Fonseca & Leão (2014) = Piedraia hortae
- P. javanica Boedijn & Verbunt (1938) = Piedraia hortae
- P. malayi R. Green & Mankikar (1950) = Piedraia hortae
- P. sarmentoi M.J. Pereira (1930) = Piedraia hortae
- P. surinamensis C.W. Dodge (1935) = Piedraia hortae
- P. venezuelensis Brumpt & Langeron (1934) = Piedraia hortae
Piedraia hortae is responsible for causing
black piedra.[3]
References
- S2CID 249054641.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "DermAtlas: Dermatology Image black_piedra_1_041227 (black piedra - infections and infestations) [dermatlas]". Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.