Fungalpedia – Note 1827, Ascovaginospora
Ascovaginospora. Fallah, Shearer & W.D. Chen.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1
Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – This monotypic genus was introduced by Fallah et al. (1997) to accommodate A. stellipala, which is characterized by 1-celled, hyaline, rhomboid ascospores, surrounded by a tetraradiate sheath, the arms of which elongate in water (Fallah et al. 1997).
Type species: Ascovaginospora stellipala Fallah, Shearer & W.D. Chen, Mycologia 89(5): 813 (1997).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Ascovaginospora.
Figure 1 – Ascovaginospora stellipala (Material examined – USA. Wisconsin, on Carex limosa, 28 May 1996, Payam M. Fallah, ILLS 52319, holotype). a Herbarium material. b Ascomata on Carex limosa leaf. c, d Transverse section through ascoma. e Peridium. f-h Asci. i Paraphyses. j, k Ascospores with tetraradiate sheath. i Ascospores stained with Indian ink. Scale bars: b = 200 μm, c, d = 50, f-i = 20 μm, e, j-l = 5 μm..
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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 23 February 2026