Ceratorhiza rhizodes ex Phalaris arundinacea

NSG Alfbachtal, Habscheid, RLP, Germany, 5.6.2026

#Ceratorhizarhizodes #Ceratorhiza #Phalaris #Phalarisarundinacea #Phytopathology #FungiFriends #Nature

Ceratorhiza rhizodes ex Brachypodium pinnatum

#Brachypodiumpinnatum #Brachypodium #Fiederzwenke #heathfalsebrome #brachypodepenné #lastón #paléocomune #Ceratorhizarhizodes #Ceratorhiza #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Phytopathology

Names transferred to #Rhizoctonia include species formerly circumscribed within #Ceratobasidium, #Ceratorhiza, #Moniliopsis, #Thanatephorus, #Tofispora, and #Ypsilonidium (among other synonyms).

In short, Ceratobasidium, Ceratorhiza, and Thanatephorus should all be treated as Rhizoctonia. We've recently submitted a manuscript formalising these transfers, and it is currently in review.

We also found a distinct difference in the way certain names are used in the literature: pathogen researchers are more likely to use Rhizoctonia and Thanatephorus; while orchid mycorrhizal researchers are more likely to use Ceratobasidium and Ceratorhiza.