Fungalpedia – Note 996, Melomastia
Melomastia Nitschke ex Sacc.
Citation when using this data: de Silva NI et al. 2022 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Hypoxylaceae, Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Melomastia is characterized by immersed, globose ascomata, 8-spored, cylindrical, J-, subapical ring asci, hyaline and 2-septate ascospores (Norphanphoun et al. 2017). Saccardo (1875) introduced Melomastia with the type M. friesii. Melomastia friesii was synonymized as M. mastoidea by Schröter (1894). Based on combined LSU, SSU and tef1 sequence data, we report Cananga odorata as a new host record for M. clematidis and Anomianthus dulcis as a new host record for M. thamplaensis in Thailand.
Type species: Melomastia mastoidea (Fr.) J. Schröt., in Chon, Krypt. -Fl. Schlesien (Breslau) 3.2(3): 320 (1894)[1908].
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Melomastia.
Figure 1 – Melomastia clematidis (MFLU 21-0235). a The specimen. b, c Appearance of ascomata on substrate. d, e Vertical sections through ascoma. f Peridium. g Pseudoparaphyses. h–j Asci. k–n Ascospores. Scale bars: c = 200 μm, d, e = 50 μm, f, g, l–o = 5 μm, h–k = 10 μm.
References
Saccardo PA. 1875 – Conspectus generum pyrenomycetum italicorum additis speciebus fungorum Venetorum novis vel criticis, systemate carpologico dispositorum. Atti Soc Veneto-Trent Sci Nat, Padova sér 44, 77–100.
Schröter J. 1894 – Die Pilze Schlesiens. Breslau: J. U. Kern (M. Müller) 2, 1889–1908.
Entry by
Nimali Indeewari de Silva, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Published online 18 November 2022