Fungalpedia – Note 1830, Blastophorum
Blastophorum. Matsush.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – This genus is characterized by unbranched, percurrently proliferating, septate and dark brown conidiophores; enteroblastic to polyblastic and sympodial conidiogenous cells, which are subhyaline at the base and hyaline above and inconspicuous flattened denticles at conidiogenous loci; and septate, elongated, cuneiform and slimy conidia (Hyde et al. 2016b). This genus resembles Kylindria in its polyblastic and sympodial conidiogenous cells, but differs in having cuneiform and larger conidia (Hyde et al. 2016b). Hyde et al. (2016b) placed Blastophorum in Reticulascaceae based on the phylogenetic analysis of a combined LSU and ITS sequence data and morphology.
Type species: Blastophorum truncatum truncatum Matsush., Microfungi of the Solomon Islands and Papua-New Guinea (Osaka): 8 (1971).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Blastophorum.
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