Fungalpedia – Note 2171, Delitschia
Delitschia. Auersw.
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1
Classification: Delitschiaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Delitschia typified by Delitschia didyma, was introduced by Auerswald (1866) and assigned to Sphaeriaceae. In previous studies this genus was assign to different families such as Sordariaceae (Winter 1887), and Pleosporaceae (Cain 1934, Moreau 1953, Dennis 1968). Munk (1957) established Sporormiaceae and Delitschia was assigned therein together with other coprophilous genera. Barr (2000) excluded Delitschia from Sporormiaceae and transferred this genus to a new family, Delitschiaceae due to their habit on dung. Keys to Delitschia can be found in Luck-Allen & Cain (1975) and Hyde & Steinke (1996).
Type species: Delitschia didyma Auersw.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Delitschia.
Figure 1 – Delitschia didyma (MFLU 12-2218). a, b Herbarium packet with cow dung specimen. c, d Ascomata on natural substrate. e Cross section of ascoma. f Peridium. g Ocular chamber. h Pseudoparaphyses. i–l Asci. m–p Ascospores. Scale bars: c = 1000 μm, d = 500 μm, e = 100 μm, f–h = 50 μm, i–p = 20 μm.
References
Barr ME. 2000 – Notes on coprophilous bitunicate Ascomycetes. Mycotaxon 76, 105–112.
Cain RF. 1934 – Studies of coprophilous Sphaeriales in Ontario. University of Toronto Studies, Biological Series, No. 3
Dennis RWG. 1968 – British Ascomycetes. Ver1ag.J. Cramer, Stuttgart. pp. 369422.
Moreau C. 1953 – Les genres Sorrlaria et Plerrragr. Encycyl. Mycol. 25, 1–130
Munk A. 1957 – Danish pyrenomycetes: A preliminary flora. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 17, 1–491.
Winter G. 1887 – Ascomyceten. Rabenhorst’s Kryptogamen-Flora 1, 1–928.
Entry by
Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand
Published online 8 April 2026