The genus Phalansterium, which contains three named species, was created by Cienkowski (1870) for Monas consociatum Fresenius 1858. Ph. digitatum Stein 1878 from freshwater and Ph. solitarium Sandon 1924 from soil were later been added to the genus. Hibberd (1983) considered it possible that Phalansterium consociatum and Ph. digitatum are conspecific. As defined by light microscopy, members of ...

Practices in the citrus industry evolve rapidly to minimize postharvest decay losses, mostly a result of green mold or blue mold, caused by Penicillium digitatum or P. italicum, respectively. Current problems include the continued development of fungicide resistance among these pathogens, and compliance with emerging secondary residue standards and other privatized regulation of production and ...