Fungalpedia – Note 3034, Chalarodendron
Chalarodendron. C.J.K. Wang & B. Sutton.
Citation when using this data: Wenping Wu et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Anamorph: Conidiomata synnematous, unbranched, brown to black. Conidiophores of the Chalara-type formed along the whole length of the synnemata, unbranched with terminal phialidic conidiogenous cells. Phialides with long, tubular collarettes. Conidia endogenously produced in the collarettes, rectangular, hyaline, aseptate, in short chain. Teleomorph unknown.
Ecology/substrate/host: Saprobes on decaying wood.
Geographical distribution: USA.
Description and illustration: Wang and Sutton (1984).
Notes: The genus Chalarodendron was established for the synnematous fungus C. fuscum which is similar to Chalara s. lat., but differs in producing synnemata. The genus remains to be monotypic. No living culture was available for phylogenetic analyses, and its relationship with other chalara-like fungi is unclear. The synnematous conidiomata was also described for Chalara longipes in pure culture (Koukol 2001).
Type species: Chalarodendron fuscum C.J.K. Wang & B. Sutton.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Chalarodendron.
References
Entry by
Wenping Wu, R&D Center, Novozymes China, No. 14 Xin Xi Lu, Shangdi Zone, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, P.R. China
Published online 23 September 2026