Marasmius crinis-equi (horse hair blight)

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Title Symptoms on cocoa leaf Caption M. crinis-equi forms an irregular network of black mycelial hair-like strands that hang loosely and entangle the leaves. Copyright CABI BioScience	Symptoms on cocoa leaf	M. crinis-equi forms an irregular network of black mycelial hair-like strands that hang loosely and entangle the leaves.	CABI BioScience
Title Infected cocoa leaves Caption M. crinis-equi forms a network of black mycelial hair-like strands on leaves and branches. Copyright CABI BioScience	Infected cocoa leaves	M. crinis-equi forms a network of black mycelial hair-like strands on leaves and branches.	CABI BioScience

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Marasmius crinis-equi F. Muell. ex Kalchbr.

Preferred Common Name

• horse hair blight

Other Scientific Names

• Androsaceus crinis-equi (F. Muell. ex Kalchbr.) Overeem
• Marasmius equicrinis F. Muell. ex Berk.
• Marasmius graminium var. equicrinis (F. Muell. ex Berk.) Dennis
• Marasmius repens Henn.
• Marasmius trichorhizus Speg.

International Common Names

• Spanish: enfermedad de la crin de la hevea; mal de hilachas preto
• French: maladie du crin de cheval; maladie du crin de l'hevea
• Portuguese: queismas de fios preto

Local Common Names

• Indonesia: hawar bebenang hitam

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Basidiomycota
•             Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
•                 Class: Agaricomycetes
•                     Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
•                         Order: Agaricales
•                             Family: Marasmiaceae
•                                 Genus: Marasmius
•                                     Species: Marasmius crinis-equi

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Plant Trade

References

CABI , EPPO , 1997. Marasmius crinis-equi. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, December (Edition 1). Wallingford, UK: CAB International, Map 741.

Frison EA, Feliu E(Editors), 1989. FAO/IBPGR technical guidelines for the safe movement of cocoa germplasm. Rome, Italy; FAO/IBPGR, 29 pp.

Lass RA, 1985. Diseases. In: Wood GAR, Lass RA, eds. Cocoa. 4th edn. London, UK: Longman Scientific & Technical, 265-365.

Lawrence JS, Campelo AMFL, Figueiredo JMde, 1991. Diseases of cocoa. II - Fungal diseases which occur on leaves, branches and trunk. Agrotropica, 3(1):1-14

Liu PSW, Liew PSC, 1975. Diseases of cocoa in Sabah. Technical Bulletin, Department of Agriculture, Sabah, No. 1:82 pp.

Peregrine WTH, Kassim bin Ahmad, 1982. Brunei: a first annotated list of plant diseases and associated organisms. Phytopathological Paper Commonwealth Mycological Institute Kew, Richmond, Surrey UK, No.27:87 pp.

Thorold CA, 1975. Diseases of cocoa. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, xii + 423 pp.

Turner GJ, 1971. Fungi and Plant Diseases in Sarawak. Phytopathological Paper (No. 13). Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Turner PD, Shepherd R, 1980. Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on Cocoa and Coconuts. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 21 24, 1978. 308-321.

Williams TH, Liu PSW, 1976. A Host List of Plant Diseases in Sabah, Malaysia. Phytopathological Paper (No. 19). Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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