Fungalpedia – Note 1825, Ascotaiwania
Ascotaiwania. Sivan. & H.S. Chang.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Ascotaiwania was established by Sivanesan & Chang (1992) for an ascomycete comprising dark-brown to black ascomata with a short to long, lateral neck, asci with a relatively massive, J-, apical ring and 5 or 3 or 7-septate pigmented ascospores with hyaline end cells, with A. lignicola as the type species. This genus currently comprises 12 species (Dayarathne et al. 2019a). Divergence estimates are a crown age of 146 (200–196) MYA. (Dayarathne et al. 2019a).
Type species: Ascotaiwania lignicola Sivan. & H.S. Chang.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Ascotaiwania.
References
Entry by
Kevin David Hyde, Institute of Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, P.R. China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai 50150, Thailand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China
Published online 28 February 2020