Fungalpedia – Note 3144, Bullanockia

 

Bullanockia Crous, in Crous et al., Persoonia 37: 327 (2016).

Citation when using this data: Perera RH et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Xanthonectriaceae, Hypocreales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota,, Fungi.

Pathogenic on leaves of Kingia australis. Mycelium of septate, branched, hyaline, smooth-walled hyphae. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Hyphomycetous, acremonium-like. Conidiophores solitary, erect, sub-cylindrical, septate, straight or flexuous. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, terminal, with minute non-flared collarette, hyaline, smooth-walled. Conidia subcylindrical, ends obtuse, sometimes base faintly truncate, straight to somewhat curved, granular to guttulate, hyaline, smooth-walled, solitary, held in slimy mass, or arrange in a dry chain (adapted from Crous et al. 2016a).

Known distribution: Australia (Crous et al. 2016a)

Notes: Crous et al. (2016a) established the unispecific genus Bullanockia for B. australis, which was collected from the leaves of Kingia australis. Currently, the genus is known only from the type species. Molecular studies of LSU sequences confirmed the taxonomic placement of Bullanockia in Bionectriaceae (Crous et al. 2016a). In the current phylogenetic analysis Bullanockia grouped with Xanthonectria with high statistical support (94% MLBT; 100% BYPP, Perera RH et al. 2023). Both Bullanockia and Xanthonectria are characterized by producing acremonium-like asexual morphs (Crous et al. 2016a; Lechat et al. 2016a).

Type species: Bullanockia australis Crous, in Crous et al., Persoonia 37: 327 (2016).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Bullanockia.

 

References

Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Burgess TI et al. 2016a — Fungal Planet description sheets: 469–557. Persoonia 37:218–403.

Lechat C, Fournier J 2016a — Lasionectriella, a new genus in the Bionectriaceae, with two new species from France and Spain, L. herbicola and L. rubioi. Ascomycete.org 8:59–           65.

Perera, R.H., Hyde, K.D., Jones, E.B.G. et al. 2023 — Profile of Bionectriaceae, Calcarisporiaceae, Hypocreaceae, Nectriaceae, Tilachlidiaceae, Ijuhyaceae fam. nov., Stromatonectriaceae fam. nov. and Xanthonectriaceae fam. nov. Fungal Diversity 118, 95–271.

 

Entry by

Perera RH, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, P. R. China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, 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.

 

Published online 17 September 2026

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