Epicoccum nigrum
| Epicoccum nigrum | |
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| E. nigrum growing on Lycoperdon pyriforme | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Didymellaceae |
| Genus: | Epicoccum |
| Species: | E. nigrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicoccum nigrum Link
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| Synonyms | |
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Epicoccum purpurascens Ehrenb. | |
Epicoccum nigrum is a species of fungus in the phylum Ascomycota. A plant pathogen and endophyte, it is a widespread fungus which produces coloured pigments that can be used as antifungal agents against other pathogenic fungi. The fluorescent stain epicocconone is extracted from it.