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Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis
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Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis

Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis, is a species of fungus in the family Phacidiaceae, first described by C.L. Xiao & J.D. Rogers in 2005. It is a weak orchard pathogen and a cause of rubbery rot, also known as speck rot, in postharvest apples. First described in North Germany, it affects several apple varieties, including commercially important Jonagold and Elstar. Losses caused by P. washingtonensis during storage are usually below 1% but can reach 5–10% of apples.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1021219.