Fungalpedia – Note 1847, Creosphaeria
Creosphaeria. Theiss.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Lopadostomataceae, Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Ju et al. (1993) resurrected Creosphaeria based on the morphological differences with Hypoxylon. In several phylogenetic studies, Creosphaeria is sister to Lopadostoma (Jaklitsch et al. 2014, Daranagama et al. 2018). The genus is characterised by stromata with KOH- extractable pigments, subglobose to broadly cylindrical ascomata, cylindrical, long-stipitate asci with discoid, J+, apical rings and unicellular, ellipsoid, slightly inequilateral to oblong or cylindrical, brown ascospores, with straight germ slit and libertella-like coelomycetous asexual morphs (Daranagama et al. 2018).
Type species: Creosphaeria sassafras (Schwein.) Y.M. Ju, F. San Martín & J.D. Rogers.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Creosphaeria.
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