Fungalpedia – Note 733, Meliolaceae

 

Meliolaceae. G.W. Martin ex Hansf.

Citation when using this data: D. S. Marasinghe et al. 2023 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Meliolales, Meliolomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Notes: Martin (1941) established Meliolaceae without a latin diagnosis and later Hansford (1946) validated. It was placed in different orders such as Dothideales, Erysiphales, Meliolales, Myriangiales and Hypocreales at various times (Martin 1941; Luttrell 1951, 1989; Roger 1953; Ainsworth et al. 1971; Müller and von Arx 1973; Yarwood 1973; Barr 1976a; Eriksson 1981). Meliolaceae species are characterized by branched, dark brown, superficial mycelium with phialides and two-celled hyphopodia; superficial, globose to sub globose, dark brown perithecia, 2–4-spored, evanescent asci, and 3–4-septate, dark brown, cylindrical ascospores (Zeng et al. 2017; Hyde et al. 2020b). Hongsanan et al. (2015a) accepted seven genera Amazonia, Appendiculella, Asteridiella, Cryptomeliola, Endomeliola, Irenopsis and Meliola in Meliolaceae. However, Zeng et al. (2020) suggested that Appendiculella is a synonym of Asteridiella, based on phylogeny and morphology. Wijayawardene et al. (2022) accepted eight genera. Herein, we accept six genera and exclude Setameliola due to the lack enough data to establish as a separate genus.

Type species: Meliola Fr., Syst. orb. veg. (Lundae) 1: 111 (1825)

 

References

Ainsworth GC, James PW, Hawksworth DL 1971 – Ainsworth & bisby’s dictionary of the fungi, 6th edn. CAB, Kew.

Barr ME 1976 – Perspectives in the ascomycotina. Mem N Y Bot Gard 28:1–8.

Eriksson OE 1981 – The families of bitunicate Ascomycetes. Nord J Bot 1:800.

Hansford CG 1946 – The foliicolous Ascomycetes, their parasites and associated fungi. Mycol Pap 15:1–240.

Hongsanan S, Tian Q, Peršoh D, Zeng XY et al 2015a – Meliolales. Fungal Divers 74(1):91–141.

Hyde KD, Norphanphoun C, Maharachchikumbura SSN et al 2020b – Refined families of Sordariomycetes. Mycosphere 11:305–1059.

Luttrell ES 1951 – Taxonomy of the Pyrenomycetes. Univ Missouri Stud 24:1–120.

Luttrell ES 1989 – Morphology of Meliola floridensis. Mycologia 81:192–204.

Martin GW 1941 – Outline of the fungi. Univ Iowa Stud Nat Hist 18:192–204.

Müller E, Patil BV 1973 – The genus Aldona (Ascomycetes). Trans Br Mycol Soc 60:117–121.

Roger L 1953 – Phytopathologie des pays Chauda. In: Encyclopedia mycologique 1638–1653.

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Dai DQ et al  2022 – Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa—2021. Mycosphere 13:53–453.

Yarwood CE 1973 – Pyrenomycetes: Erysiphales. In: Ainsworth GC, Sparrow FK, Sussman AS (eds) The fungi: an advanced treatise, vol IVA. Academic, New York, pp 71–86.

Zeng XY, Jeewon R, Hongsanan S et al 2020 – Unravelling evolutionary relationships between epifoliar Meliolaceae and angio- sperms. J Syst Evol 60:23–42.

Zeng XY, Zhao JJ, Hongsanan S et al 2017 – A checklist for identifying Meliolales species. Mycosphere 8:218–359.

 

Entry by

Diana Sandamali Marasinghe, 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, Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, 50150, Thailand

 

Published online 29 August 2023

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