Fungalpedia – Note 3106, Hamatispora

 

Hamatispora L.T.H. Yen, K. Yamag. & K. Ando, Mycoscience 59 (6): 468 (2018).

Citation when using this data: Jian Ma et al. 2024 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Incertae sedis, Microthyriales, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Notes: Hamatispora was established by Le et al. (2018), with H. phuquocensis as the type species based on its unique conidial features and phylogenetic analyses of the combined ITS and LSU sequence data. Currently, Hamatispora comprises a single species, H. phuquocensis, which was found in a freshwater habitat in Vietnam (Le et al. 2018). Hamatispora is characterized by holoblastic conidiogenous cells, and solitary, acrogenous, multi-septate, hook-like helicoid conidia with a main axis and 3–5 arms (Le et al. 2018). Hamatispora can be easily distinguished from other helicosporous genera by its distinctive conidia (Linder 1929; Zhao et al. 2007; Boonmee et al. 2014; Lu et al. 2018b).

Type species: Hamatispora phuquocensis L.T.H. Yen, K. Yamag. & K. Ando, Mycoscience 59 (6): 468 (2018).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Hamatispora.

 

References

Boonmee S, Rossman AY, Liu JK, Li WJ et al. 2014 – Tubeufiales, ord. nov., integrating sexual and asexual generic names. Fungal Diversity 68:239–298.

Le THY, Yamaguchi K, Tsurumi Y, Van Hop D, Ando K. 2018 – Hamatispora, a new genus of aquatic fungi in Microthyriales isolated from fallen leaves in Vietnam. Mycoscience 59(6):467–472.

Linder DH. 1929 – A monograph of the helicosporous fungi imperfecti. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 16(3):227–388.

Lu YZ, Liu JK, Hyde KD, Jeewon R et al. 2018b – A taxonomic reassessment of Tubeufiales based on multi-locus phylogeny and morphology. Fungal Diversity 92:131–344.

Zhao G, Liu X, Wu W. 2007 – Helicosporous hyphomycetes from China. Fungal Diversity 26:313–524.

 

Entry by

Jian Ma, School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, P.R. 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 3 September 2026

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