Fungalpedia – Note 2484, Helicohyalinum
Helicohyalinum Y.Z. Lu, J.K. Liu & K.D. Hyde
Citation when using this data: Dong W et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Tubeufiaceae, Tubeufiales, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Helicohyalinum differs from other helicosporous genera by its flexuous, hyaline conidiophores with the terminal, monoblastic conidiogenous cells tapering towards the apex (Lu et al. 2018b). Two freshwater species, H. aquaticum (Brahaman. et al.) J.K. Liu and H. infundibulum Y.Z. Lu et al., were collected from Thailand (Brahmanage et al. 2017; Lu et al. 2018b). They can be distinguished by conidial size and coiling characters (conidia tightly coiled which are not loose in water in H. infundibulum vs. conidia loosely coiled or uncoiled in water in H. aquaticum).
Type species: Helicohyalinum infundibulum Y.Z. Lu, J.K. Liu & K.D. Hyde.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Helicohyalinum.
References
Entry by
Wei Dong, Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Innovative Agriculture Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Institute of Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, China
Published online 22 May 2026