Fungalpedia – Note 1086, Griphosphaerioma

 

Griphosphaerioma. Höhn.

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Amphisphaeriaceae, Amphisphaeriales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Notes – Wijayawardene et al. (2018a) accepted Griphosphaerioma in Amphisphaeriaceae based on the known asexual morphs. Griphosphaerioma is characterised by unitunicate, cylindrical asci with a J-, apical ring, and uniseriate, ellipsoidal, hyaline, 1-septate or rarely 2- to 3-septate ascospores (Kang et al. 1999a). Ono & Kobayashi (2003) introduced G. zelkovicola from bark of Zelkova serrata with a Sarcostroma asexual morph. However, the phylogenetic affinity of the genus is still in doubt due to the lack of cultures and DNA sequences.

Type species: Griphosphaerioma symphoricarpi (Rehm) Höhn., Ber. dt. bot. Ges. 36(7): 312 (1918).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Cytospora.

 

References

Kang JC, Hyde KD, Kong RYC. 1999a – Studies on Amphisphaeriales: the Amphisphaeriaceae (sensu stricto). Mycological Research 103, 53–64.

Ono Y, Kobayashi T. 2003 – Notes on new and noteworthy plant-inhabiting fungi from Japan (2): Griphosphaerioma zelkovicola sp. nov. with Sarcostroma anamorph isolated from bark of Zelkova serrate. Mycoscience 44, 109–114.

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Lumbsch HT, Liu JK et al. 2018a – Outline of Ascomycota: 2017. Fungal Diversity 88, 167–263.

 

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

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