Fungalpedia – Note 1046, Melanina
Melanina Grube, Muggia & de Hoog
Citation when using this data: Tian Q et al. 2021 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Chaetothyriales, Chaetothyriomycetidae, Eurotiomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Melanina Grube et al. was introduced by Muggia et al. (2021) isolated from epilithic, crust-forming lichens in subalpine habitats. The endolichenic genus is characterized by toruloid hyphae, a yeast-like growth in the central internal part of the colony and pale, pigmented, conidia in chains (Muggia et al. 2021). Melanina is supported as a distinct lineage within the order Chaetothyriales, while the morphological characters cannot fit any family in Chaetothyriales, thus, Muggia et al. (2021) the placed the genus in an uncertain placement in Chaetothyriales based on phylogenetic analysis.
Type species: Melanina gundecimermaniae Grube, Muggia & de Hoog, Mycol. Progr. 20(7): 922 (2021).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Melanina.
References
Entry by
Qing Tian, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Published online 16 December 2021