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Coniochaeta

The Coniochaeta form a genus of pleomorphic yeasts of the order Coniochaetales and are pathogens of trees. They can take the form of pink to brown colonies, hyphae, condiophores or sclerotia. In 2013, the Lecythophora were merged with the Coniochaeta, following suggestions by Khan et al.