Fungalpedia – Note 431, Felipes
Felipes Frisch & G. Thor
Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomata, Fungi.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Arthoniales, Arthoniomycetidae, Arthoniomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Felipes was introduced by Frisch et al. (2014), and Felipes leucopellaeus was the type species, whereas only species that have been found in this genus. The species was identified based on morphology and mtSSU, LSU, RPB2 sequence data (Frisch et al. 2014). Based on phylogeny, the Felipes clade was identified as having close affinities to Chrysotrichaceae. Despite their significant morphological diversity, the species in this clade are distinguished by their trentepohlioid photosbionts, adnate ascomata, a dark brown epithecium, and proper exciples composed of densely intertwined tips of paraphysoids and parathecial hyphae, a well-developed hyaline or dark brown hypothecium and 8-spored asci. Hemiamyloid tholus structures are lacking (Arthonia-type) with narrow obovoid spores, widest above the middle, hyaline turning pale brown with granular epispore at late maturity, 3–4(5)-septate, not constricted at the septa; epispore thin; spore development microcephalic, bidirectional, while pycnidia could not be observed (Frisch et al. 2014).
Type species: Felipes leucopellaeus (Ach.) Frisch & G. Thor
Other accepted species: This genus is monotypic.
Figure 1 – Felipes leucopellaeus (Poelt, Plantae Graecenses 350, TNS). a Habitat. b Section through apothecium. Scale bars: a = 2 mm, b = 50 μm. Redrawn from Frisch et al. (2014).
Reference
Entry by
Priyashantha AKH, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
(Edited by Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samaneh Chaharmiri-Dokhaharani, & Achala R. Rathnayaka)
Published online 2 December 2024