病原菌為Gerlachia oryzae (Hashioka et Yokogi) W. Gams稱稻格氏霉,屬半知菌亞門真菌。異名:Rhynchosporium oryzae Hasioka et Yokogi; Fusoma triseptatum Sacc; Fusarium nivale (Ces. ex Sacc.)。分生孢子梗極短,無色,分生孢子短新月形或紡錘形,大小8.4-16.8×2.6-4.9(μm),無色單胞或雙胞至四胞。有性態為Monographella albescens (Thümen) Parkinson, Sivanesan et Booth=Phragmosperma sp.; Micronectriella (Calonectria) valis (Schaffn.) C. Bvoth; Metasphaeria albescens Thümen,均屬於囊菌亞門真菌。子囊殼黃褐至暗褐色,球形或扁球形,大小172×71μm;子囊圓柱形,大小44.7-70.3×8.5-13.2(μm),內生子囊孢子8個,平行交錯排列,子囊孢子橢圓形,有3個隔膜,大小14.9-26.4×3.6-6.4(μm),無色。