Aurapex Gryzenh. & M.J. Wingf., Mycologia 98(1): 112 (2006b)
MycoBank number: MB 501067; Index Fungorum number: IF 501067; Facesoffungi number: FoF 04127; 1 species with sequence data.
Type species – Aurapex penicillata Gryzenh. & M.J. Wingf.
Notes – Aurapex is distinguished from other genera of Cryphonectriaceae by its orange conidiomatal necks with black bases and a unique internal stromatal structure. Species of Aurapex are serious canker pathogens of Eucalyptus species (Gryzenhout et al. 2006b).
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