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Epicoccum Molds, Yellow Mold
1 species
A genus of Didymellaceae (Pleosporales) whose colonies start yellow, orange or red and darken, with black cushions of spores (sporodochia). Epicoccum species live on dead plants, cereals and seeds, inside living plants and in indoor air; E. nigrum is a notable allergen and a biocontrol and pigment source. Growers know it as one of the yellow molds.
Colonies fast, felty to suede-like, yellow, orange, red or pink becoming greenish-brown to black; black sporodochia scattered on the surface; conidia dark, globose, warty and multicelled (dictyosporous).
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