Fungalpedia – Note 2286, Micularia
Micularia Boedijn
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Elsinoaceae, Myriangiales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Boedijn (1961) placed this genus in Saccardiaceae. Lumbsch & Huhndorf (2007, 2010) placed Micularia in Elsinoaceae and this placement was followed by Hyde et al. (2013). Even though it is a parasite on leaves, the inclusion of this genus in Elsinoaceae causes confusion, as it has only one ascus in each locule. Therefore, Jayawardena et al. (2014) excluded this genus from Elsinoaceae and Dissanayake et al. (2014) placed it in Myriangiaceae as it is characterized by ascospores with 1-transverse septum.
Type species: Micularia merremiae Boedijn, Persoonia 2(1): 67 (1961).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Micularia.
References
Boedijn KB. 1961 – Myriangiales from Indonesia. Persoonia 2, 63–75.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2007 – Outline of ascomycota–2007. Myconet 13, 1–58.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota 2009. Myconet 14, 1–64.
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 10 April 2026