Fungalpedia – Note 2975, Arecophila
Arecophila K.D. Hyde.
Citation when using this data: Zhang JF et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Cainiaceae, Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Arecophila was introduced by Hyde (1996) with five species (A. calamicola, A. egueissonae, A. gulubiicola, A. notabilis and A. nypae) and two combinations (A. chamaeropis and A. serrulata), and accommodated in Amphisphaeriaceae. However, Kang et al. (1999) revived the family Cainiaceae and included Arecophila based on typical morphological characteristics. Arecophila species are characterized by immersed ascomata under a non- or poorly-developed clypeus, long cylindrical to cylindric-clavate asci with a wedge-shaped, J+ apical ring, and two-celled, brown ascospores with longitudinal striations, and surrounded by a mucilaginous sheath (Hyde 1996; Kang et al. 1999). Eighteen epithets are listed in Index Fungorum (2023), but only five species with available sequence data in GenBank. A synopsis of Arecophila was provided by Li et al. (2022b).
Type species: Arecophila clypeata Q.R. Li, J.C. Kang & K.D. Hyde, MycoKeys 88: 135 (2022).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Arecophila.
Figure 1 – Arecophila clypeata (MFLU 18-2280): a Appearance of ascomata on the substrate. b Vertical section through ascoma. c Section of peridium. d Paraphyses. e, f Asci. g–i Ascospores. Scale bars: b = 100 μm, c, g–i = 10 μm, d–f = 30 μm.
References
Entry by
Jinfeng Zhang, Guizhou Provincial Institute of Tea, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
Published online 18 August 2026