Fungalpedia – Note 2856, Kionochaetiella
Kionochaetiella. W.P. Wu & Y.Z. Diao.
Citation when using this data: Wenping Wu et al. 2022 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Chaetosphaeriaceae, Chaetosphaeriales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Etymology: refers to its similarity to the genus Kionochaeta.
Diagnosis: similar to Kionochaeta in producing setiform conidiophores with fertile región in the apex and middle, phialidic conidiogenous cells, and hyaline aseptate conidia, but differs in fertile región irregularly distributed along the setiform conidiophores, and rod-shaped conidia. Phylogenetically they belong to different groups.
Teleomorph: Unknown. Anamorph: Conidiophores setiform, rigid, erect, or slightly curved, dark brown, thickwalled, septate, apex acute and sterile or fertile; fertile region irregularly distributed, apical or along the setae, consisting of brown, branched hyphae and conidiogenous cells. Conidiogenous cells mono- or poly-phialides,grow along the axis of the setiform conidiophores with an irregular distribution. Conidia hyaline, smooth, aseptate, rod-shaped, with rounded apex and truncated base.
Ecology/Substrate/Host: Saprobe on bark of tree.
Geographical distribution: Italy.
Description and illustration: Rambelli and Lunghini (1976).
Notes: Phylogenetic analysis showed that Chaetopsina ivoriensis Rambelli & Lunghini is separated from the
type species of Kionochaeta, thus the new genus is created to accomendate it.
Type species: Kionochaetiella ivoriensis (Rambelli & Lunghini) W.P. Wu & Y.Z. Diao.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Kionochaetiella.
References
Entry by
Wenping Wu, R&D Center, Novozymes China, No. 14 Xin Xi Lu, Shangdi Zone, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, P.R. China
Published online 11 August 2026