Waitea oryzae
| Waitea oryzae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Corticiales |
| Family: | Corticiaceae |
| Genus: | Waitea |
| Species: | W. oryzae |
| Binomial name | |
| Waitea oryzae J.A. Crouch & Cubeta (2021) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhizoctonia oryzae Ryker & Gooch (1938) nom. inval. | |
Waitea oryzae is a species of fungus in the family Corticiaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid, thin, effused, and web-like, but the fungus is more frequently encountered in its similar but sterile anamorphic state. Waitea oryzae is best known as a plant pathogen, causing commercially significant leaf and sheath spots of rice and other cereals.