Fungalpedia – Note 1906, Melanconiella
Melanconiella Sacc.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Melanconiellaceae, Diaporthales, Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Melanconiella is restricted to recently dead corticated branches. The genus is hostspecific to the plant family Betulaceae as saprobes (Senanayake et al. 2018). Voglmayr et al. (2012) revised Melanconiella using herbarium material and recently collected specimens. The dissimilarities in morphology and phylogeny of Melanconiella and Melanconis were discussed by Voglmayr et al. (2012). See Crous et al. (2016b) and Senanayake et al. (2018) for further details. Melanconiella spodiaea is illustrated in this entry.
Type species: Melanconiella spodiaea (Tul.) Sacc.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Melanconiella.
References
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