Fungalpedia – Note 1889, Lectera

 

Lectera P.F. Cannon

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

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Classification: Plectosphaerellaceae, Glomerellales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Lectera established by Cannon et al. (2012a) for the plant pathogen Lectera colletotrichoides and L. longa, based on the difference in ITS and gapdh sequences and the size of conidia. Lectera capsici, L. humicola, L. nordwiniana and L. phaseoli were introduced in the genus (Crous et al. 2017b, Giraldo & Crous 2019). This genus is characterized by sporodochial or acervular conidiomata, erumpent through host tissues and without a clear upper wall, globose to subglobose, pink or flesh coloured, with few marginal, erect setae. Setae are dark brown, septate, and taper towards the apex. Conidiophores are often reduced to the conidiogenous cell. Conidia are navicular or fusiform with pointed ends, and slightly curved (Cannon et al. 2012a).

Type species: Lectera colletotrichoides (J.E. Chilton) P.F. Cannon.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Lectera.

 

References

Cannon PF, Buddie AG, Bridge PD, de Neergaard E et al. 2012a – Lectera, a new genus of the Plectosphaerellaceae for the legume pathogen Volutella colletotrichoides. MycoKeys 3, 23–36.

Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Burgess TI, Hardy GE et al. 2017b – Fungal Planet description sheets: 558–624. Persoonia 38, 240–384.

Giraldo A, Crous PW. 2019 – Inside Plectosphaerellaceae. Studies In Mycology 92, 227–286.

 

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 5 March 2026

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