Laetisaria and Limonomyces species (Corticiaceae) causing pink diseases in turf grasses

Abstract
Three pink species of Corticiaceae (Basidiomycetes) growing on living grasses are described: Laetisaria fuciformis, the causal organism of the red thread disease and two species classified in the new genus Limonomyces: Limonomyces roseipellis sp. nov. and Limonomyces culmigenus comb. nov. The morphology and disease symptoms of these species are described and their taxonomy discussed.

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