Fungalpedia – Note 769, Conioscypha
Conioscypha. Höhn.
Citation when using this data: Karimi O et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank., Fig 1
Classification: Conioscyphaceae, Conioscyphales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Höhnel (1904) established Conioscypha with C. lignicola as the type species, which was found on submerged Carpinus wood. Currently, there are 20 accepted species of Conioscypha listed in Species Fungorum (2024). Members of Conioscypha have been reported as saprobes from submerged wood and twigs in freshwater habitats and soil (Chuaseeharonnachai et al. 2017, Liu et al. 2019, Hyde et al. 2020). To date, no species of this genus have been reported from peat swamp forests. In this study, we introduce C. narathiwatensis as a novel species found on the submerged rachis of Eleiodoxa conferta from the peat swamp forest in Narathiwat, Thailand.
Type species: Conioscypha lignicola Höhn., Annls mycol. 2(1): 58 (1904)
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Conioscypha.
Figure 1 – Conioscypha narathiwatensis (MFLU 24-0496, holotype). a Host. b Colonies on the host. c Conidiophores and conidia. d–f Conidiogenous cells and developing conidia. g A germinated conidium. h, i Culture characters on the PDA. Scale bars: b = 200 μm, c = 35 μm, d, f = 20 μm, e = 25 μm, g = 30 μm.
References
Höhnel F. von. 1904. Mycologische Fragmente. Annales Mycologici. 2(1), 38–60.
Entry by
Omid Karimi, State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 550004, 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
Published online 28 July 2025