Fungalpedia – Note 2977, Actinocladium
Actinocladium Ehrenb.
Citation when using this data: Jing Yang et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Stictographaceae, Asterinales, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Notes: Actinocladium was introduced by Ehrenberg (1819) with A. rhodosporum as the type species. The scientific description and drawing of the generic type were provided by Ellis (1971).
Type species: Actinocladium aquaticum J. Yang & K.D. Hyde.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Actinocladium.
Figure 1 – Actinocladium aquaticum (GZAAS 22-2201, holotype) a, b Colony on wood. c–e Conidiophores with conidia. f Conidiophores. g–i Conidia. j Germinated conidium. k, l Culture, k from above, l from below. Scale bars: c–f = 30 μm, g–j = 20 μm.
References
Ehrenberg. 1819 – Fungorum nova genera tria. Jahrbücher der Gewächskunde 1(2):51–58.
Ellis MB. 1971 – Dematiaceous hyphomycetes. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, England.
Entry by
Jing Yang, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, People’s Republic of China, School of Science, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China.
Published online 19 August 2026