Moniliophthora perniciosa
TaxID: 153609
Basic Information
Moniliophthora perniciosa
Witches' Broom of Cocoa, vassoura-de-bruxa
Moniliophthora perniciosa (previously Crinipellis perniciosa) is a fungus that causes "witches' broom disease" (WBD) of the cocoa tree T. cacao. This pathogen is currently limited to South America, Panama and the Caribbean, and is perhaps one of the best-known cocoa diseases, thought to have co-evolved with cocoa in its centre of origin (first recorded in the Brazilian Amazon in 1785). This fungus is hemibiotroph, with two characteristic phases: biotrophic (expanding and infecting, on living tissue) and saprotrophic (producing basidiospores, on necrotic tissue). The biotrophic stage, and what triggers its switch to a saprotrophic stage, are still not understood.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Agaricales
Marasmiaceae
Moniliophthora
perniciosa
Undefined
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Basidiomycota;c__Agaricomycetes;o__Agaricales;f__Marasmiaceae;g__Moniliophthora;s__Moniliophthora perniciosa
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Fungal organisms
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (16 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Allophylus edulis | Host |
| Capsicum annuum | Host |
| Capsicum frutescens | Host |
| Herrania sp. | Host |
| Solanum aethiopicum | Host |
| Solanum grandiflorum | Host |
| Solanum lycocarpum | Host |
| Solanum mauritianum | Host |
| Solanum melongena | Host |
| Solanum paniculatum | Host |
Quarantine Status (18 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| China | Quarantine pests | 2021 |
| Costa Rica | Absent | — |
| Cuba | Absent | — |
| Dominican Republic | Quarantine pests | — |
| Ghana | Quarantine pests | — |
| Indonesia | Absent | — |
| India | Quarantine pests | — |
| Jamaica | Quarantine pests | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Quarantine pests | — |
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (22 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Colombia | Present | — |
| Cayman Islands | Present | — |
| Dominican Republic | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRR31306222 | Mycelium | - | - | 15243444 | missing | |
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PRJNA1184731 SRX26684470 SRP544457 fungi GSM8623649: FDS002_Azoxystrobin_T2h_rep-C; Moniliophthora perniciosa; RNA-Seq {'time': 'T2h', 'tissue': 'Mycelium', 'genotype': 'FDS002', 'replicate': 'C', 'treatment': 'Azoxystrobin', 'source_name': 'Mycelium'} |
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| SRR31306221 | Mycelium | - | - | 14908865 | missing | |
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PRJNA1184731 SRX26684471 SRP544457 fungi GSM8623650: FDS002_Mock_T4h_rep-A; Moniliophthora perniciosa; RNA-Seq {'time': 'T4h', 'tissue': 'Mycelium', 'genotype': 'FDS002', 'replicate': 'A', 'treatment': 'Mock', 'source_name': 'Mycelium'} |
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| SRR31306220 | Mycelium | - | - | 16552887 | missing | |
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PRJNA1184731 SRX26684472 SRP544457 fungi GSM8623651: FDS002_Mock_T4h_rep-B; Moniliophthora perniciosa; RNA-Seq {'time': 'T4h', 'tissue': 'Mycelium', 'genotype': 'FDS002', 'replicate': 'B', 'treatment': 'Mock', 'source_name': 'Mycelium'} |
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Literature
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