Fungalpedia – Note 1912, Musicillium
Musicillium Zare & W. Gams
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Plectosphaerellaceae, Glomerellales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Musicillium was introduced for the causal agent of cigar-end rot by Zare et al. (2007) based on the morphological difference from Verticillium species. Musicillium elettariae, M. pandanicola, M. theobromae and M. tropicale were included in this genus (Zare et al. 2007, Tibpromma et al. 2018, Giraldo & Crous 2019, Index Fungorum 2020). The genus is characterized by conidiophores that arise from submerged hyphae, and are erect, septate, repeatedly verticillate towards the apex and distinctly brown throughout (slightly pale only near the tip). Chlamydospores are lacking, but moniliform hyphae are initially subhyaline, but turning brown (Zare et al. 2007, Giraldo & Crous 2019)
Type species: Musicillium theobromae (Turconi) Zare & W. Gams.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Musicillium.
References
Giraldo A, Crous PW. 2019 – Inside Plectosphaerellaceae. Studies In Mycology 92, 227–286.
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