Fungalpedia – Note 877, Atractosporaceae

 

Atractosporaceae H. Zhang, K.D. Hyde & Maharachch.

Citation when using this data: Dong W et al. 2021 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Atractosporales, Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Atractosporaceae was established for two freshwater genera Atractospora and Rubellisphaeria, which have pigmented ascomata with a lateral neck and hyaline ascospores (Zhang et al. 2017). The divergence time study also supported it as a distinct family (Hongsanan et al. 2017, Hyde et al. 2017, Zhang et al. 2017). The ascomata with a lateral neck which are upright or oblique to the host substrate are the common characteristics in several annulatascaceae-like taxa in different families, e.g. Diluviicola (Pseudoproboscisporaceae), Fusoidigranularius (Annulatascaceae), Neodiluviicola (Pseudoproboscisporaceae) and Obliquiminima (Cancellidiaceae). The asexual morph of Atractosporaceae is undetermined.

Type genus – Atractospora Réblová & J. Fourn.

 

References

Hongsanan S, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Samarakoon MC et al. 2017 – An updated phylogeny of Sordariomycetes based on phylogenetic and molecular clock evidence. Fungal Diversity 84, 25–41.

Hyde KD, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hongsanan S, Samarakoon MC et al. 2017 – The ranking of fungi: a tribute to David L. Hawksworth on his 70th birthday. Fungal Diversity 84, 1–23.

Zhang H, Dong W, Hyde KD, Maharachchikumbura SSN et al. 2017 – Towards a natural classification of Annulatascaceae-like taxa: introducing Atractosporales ord. nov. and six new families. Fungal Diversity 85, 75–110.

 

Entry by

Wei Dong, Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming 650500, China, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Innovative Agriculture Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Center of Excellence for Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Innovative Institute for Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, China

 

Published online 15 February 2021

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