Fungalpedia – Note 2322, Lentimurispora

 

Lentimurispora. N.G. Liu, Bhat & K.D. Hyde.

Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Lentimurisporaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

 

Notes – Liu et al. (2018c) introduced the monotypic genus Lentimurispora which is characterized by micronematous conidiophores, monoblastic conidiogenous cells, and muriform, lenticular conidia with dark brown central cells and paler peripheral cells. Lentimurispora resembles Hermatomyces in having lenticular, muriform conidia, with subhyaline to pale brown peripheral cells and dark brown central cells (Ellis 1971, Tibpromma et al. 2016a). However, Lentimurispora has micronematous conidiophores and hyaline, wedge-shaped conidiogenous cells, while Hermatomyces has short, pale brown conidiophores and cylindrical conidiogenous cells (Ellis 1971, Liu et al. 2018c).

 

Type species: Lentimurispora urniformis N.G. Liu, McKenzie & K.D. Hyde.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Lentimurispora.

 

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Figure 1 – Lentimurispora urniformis (MFLU 18-0717, holotype) a, b Colonies on natural substrate. c, f–j Mature conidia with peripheral cells and conidiogenous cells attached. d, e Young conidia without pale peripheral cells and conidiogenous cells attached. k–o Mature conidia without conidiogenous cells attached. Scale bars: c = 20 μm, d–o = 10 μm.

 

References

Ellis MB. 1971 – Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, UK.

Liu NG, Lin CG, Liu JK, Samarakoon MC et al. 2018c – Lentimurisporaceae, a new pleosporalean family with divergence times estimates. Cryptogamie Mycologie 39, 259–282.

Tibpromma S, Bhat J, Doilom M, Lumyong S et al. 2016a – Three new Hermatomyces species (Lophiotremataceae) on Pandanus odorifer from Southern Thailand. Phytotaxa 275, 127–139.

 

Entry by

Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand

 

Published online 17 April 2026

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