Fungalpedia – Note 1754, Kallistoskyphaceae

Kallistoskyphaceae. Ekanayaka, K.D. Hyde, Q. Zhao & E.B.G. Jones.

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Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Ascomata apothecial pinkish, cupulate, stipitate. Ectal excipulum composed of cells of textura globulosa to angularis. Medullary excipulum three layers. Paraphyses filiform, septate, branched. Asci operculate, non-amyloid, cylindrical, 8-spored. Ascospores globose to ellipsoid, guttulate.

Notes: The phylogenetic position of this family was recently examined by Pfister et al. (2013). However, according to our phylogeny we refer this genus to a new family within Pezizomycetes. Taxa are mainly saprobic associated with vegetation of Eucalyptus sp., Pistacia sp. and Pinus sp. Known distribution is Italy and Spain (Pfister et al. 2013). In this paper, we illustrate Kallistoskypha incarnata as representative of the new family.

Type genus: Kallistoskypha Pfister, Agnello, Lantieri & LoBuglio, Mycol. Progr. 12(4): 670 (2012) [2013]

References

Pfister DH, Agnello C, Lantieri A, LoBuglio KF (2013) The Caloscyphaceae (Pezizomycetes, Ascomycota), with a new genus. Mycol Prog 12:667–674