Monosporascus (genus)
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Monosporascus cannonballus symptoms on roots of Cucumis melo (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation
Source: IPM Images
Monosporascus Pollack & Uecker 1974
This is a small genus of ascomycete fungi which are soil-borne and infect mainly cucurbits. They cause root rot in southern North America, Central America and the Mediterranean region. The most important species is Monosporascus cannonballus. The asci contain 1 (M. cannonballus) or 2-3 (M. eutypoides) spherical ascospores.
The following species are currently entered in the system:
