Phonetic: Pie-ren-oh-chay-tuh

This fungus is widespread, often found in subtropical to tropical areas on various plants, leaves, and soil. It has been known to cause apple rot, pink root of Allium, and sheath blotch of rice. It has also been known to cause mycetoma and phaeohyphomycosis in humans. Colonies are moderately rapid growing, woolly to cottony, white becoming olivaceous green to gray in color. The conidia are 1-celled, oval to cylindrical, hyaline, and may be slightly curved. Pyrenochaeta is very closely related to Phoma, but differs from it by having setae. Culture - Potato dextrose agar or Malt extract agar, 20° – 25°C, 7 – 10 days.