Fungalpedia – Note 2280, Ascostratum
Ascostratum Syd. & P. Syd.
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Ascostratum was introduced by Sydow & Sydow (1912a) and was typified by Ascostratum insigne. The genus was placed in Dothideomycetes, genera incertae sedis by Lumbsch & Huhndorf (2010). This genus can be differentiated from other genera of the family by a prominent stalk in ascostromata connecting to the host (Dissanayake et al. 2014). Based on morphology Dissanayake et al. (2014) placed this genus in Myriangiaceae. Fresh collections and sequence data are needed for this genus to establish its familial position in Dothideomycetes.
Type species: Ascostratum insigne Syd. & P. Syd., Annls mycol. 10(1): 41 (1912).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Ascostratum.
References
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota 2009. Myconet 14, 1–64.
Entry by
Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand
Published online 10 April 2026