Fungalpedia – Note 565, Massalongina

 

Massalongina Bubák

Citation when using this data: Zhang et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Massalongina, a poorly studied genus, was proposed by Bubák (1916) to accommodate a new combination, Massalongina aquilina (Bas. Leptostromella aquilina), which occurred on the rachis and fronds of Pteris aquilina in Italy. The genus is monotypic containing a single species, Massalongina aquilina characterized by polystomatous, dimidiato-scutelliform perithecium, oblongish, applanate hypodermis, parietal membranacea, oblong to fusoid, hyaline spores, and bacillary sporophore (Massalongo 1889; Bubák 1916). Currently, Massalongina is placed in Ascomycota genera incertae sedis (Wijayawardene et al. 2022; Hyde et al. 2024c). Furthermore, this species was reported without any photoplates (Massalongo 1889; Bubák 1916). Therefore, the type species, M. aquilina needs to be restudied and re-analyzed with fresh collections and isolations, epitypified, and subjected to phylogenetic analysis, and the morphology should be documented with color photoplates.

Type species: Massalongina aquilina (C. Massal.) Bubák.

≡ Leptostromella aquilina C. Massal.

≡ Phomopsis aquilina (C. Massal.) Petr.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Massalongina.

 

References

Bubák F 1916 – Systematische untersuchungen einiger farne bewohnenden pilze. Berichte der deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 34:295–332.

Hyde KD, et al. 2024c – The 2024 outline of fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere (in press).

Massalongo C 1889a – Nuovi miceti dell’agro Veronese. Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano 21:161–170.

Massalongo C 1889b – Nuovi miceti dell’agro Veronese. Nuovo G Bot Ital 21:161–170.

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Dai DQ, Sánchez-García M, Goto BT, Saxena R, Erdoğdu M, Selçuk F, Rajeshkumar KC, Aptroot A, Błaszkowski J, Boonyuen N, da Silva GA, de Souza FA, Dong W, Ertz D, Haelewaters D, Jones EBG, Karunarathna SC, Kirk PM, Kukwa M, Kumla J, Leontyev DV, Lumbsch HT, Maharach chikumbura SSN, Marguno F, Martínez-Rodríguez P, Mešić A, Monteiro JS, Oehl F, Pawłowska J, Pem D, Pfliegler WP, Phil lips AJL, Pošta A, He MQ, Li JX, Raza M, Sruthi OP, Suetrong S, Suwannarach N, Tedersoo L, Thiyagaraja V, Tibpromma S, Tkalčec Z, Tokarev YS, Wanasinghe DN, Wijesundara DSA, Wimalaseana SDMK, Madrid H, Zhang GQ, Gao Y, Sánchez Castro I, Tang LZ, Stadler M, Yurkov A, Thines M 2022 – Out line of Fungi and fungus-like taxa—2021. Mycosphere 13:53–453.

 

Entry by 

Jing-Yi Zhang, School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, 550025, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, 550009, People’s Republic of China.

 

Published online 11 June 2025

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