Kuntze (1898) Alysidium verticilliodes (Sacc.)

Kuntze (1898) Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld.

(1904) Fusarium celosiae Abe (1928) Oospora cephalosporioides Luchetti & Favilli (1938) Fusarium verticillioides is the most commonly reported fungal species infecting maize (Zea mays).

[citation needed] Fusarium verticillioides is the accepted name of the species, which was also known as Fusarium moniliforme.

[1] F. verticllioides produces the mutagenic chemical compound fusarin C.[2] F. verticillioides produces a group of disease-causing mycotoxins—fumonisins—on infected kernels.