The fungal genus Truncatella in the family Sporocadaceae, and in the Amphisphaeriales order, includes plant pathogens such as Truncatella laurocerasi.
Truncatella angustata has been linked with grapevine trunk disease in northern Iran. Neopestalotiopsis, Pestalotiopsis and Truncatella fungal species (all in family Sporocadaceae) are associated with grapevine trunk diseases in France. It also causes canker and twig dieback in blueberry plants.
Species As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Truncatella angustata Truncatella bella Truncatella betulae Truncatella conorum-piceae Truncatella excelsa Truncatella hartigii Truncatella helichrysi Truncatella laurocerasi Truncatella megaspora Truncatella tianshanica Truncatella truncata Truncatella vitalbae Truncatella wangikarii
Former species; T. pampeana = Pestalotiopsis pampeana, Pestalotiopsidaceae T. pestalozzioides = Pestalotiopsis pestalozzioides, Pestalotiopsidaceae T. pitospora = Pestalotia pitospora, Pestalotiopsidaceae T. ramulosa = Truncatella laurocerasi]], Bartaliniaceae T. restionacearum = Heterotruncatella restionacearum, Sporocadaceae T. spadicea = Heterotruncatella spadicea, Sporocadaceae T. spartii = Heterotruncatella spartii, Sporocadaceae T. suffocata = Pestalotiopsis suffocata, Pestalotiopsidaceae T. trevoae = Chrysalidopsis trevoae, Ascomycota
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