Fungalpedia – Note 2338, Neophaeosphaeria

 

Neophaeosphaeria M.P.S. Câmara, M.E. Palm & A.W. Ramaley

Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1

Classification: Neophaeosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

All species in Neophaeosphaeria are presently known from Yucca sp. (Ariyawansa et al. 2015b). De Gruyter et al. (2013) suggested that although Neophaeosphaeria is phylogenetically related to Coniothyrium, Neophaeosphaeria probably belongs in a separate phylogenetic clade. The grouping of N. filamentosa with Coniothyrium species was poorly supported (Verkley et al. 2004a, De Gruyter et al. 2013). Thus, the placement of the Neophaeosphaeria was confused. Ariyawansa et al. (2015b) indicated that the type species, N. filamentosa along with N. agaves and N. quadriseptata, form a distinct clade within Pleosporales, therefore, they excluded Neophaeosphaeria from Leptosphaeriaceae and introduce a new family to accommodate this distinct lineage.

Type species: Neophaeosphaeria filamentosa (Ellis & Everh.) M.P.S. Câmara, M.E. Palm & A.W. Ramaley, in Câmara et al., Mycol. Res. 107(5): 519 (2003). 

≡ Leptosphaeria filamentosa Ellis & Everh., J. Mycol. 4(8): 76 (1888).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Neophaeosphaeria.

 

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Figure 1 – Neophaeosphaeria phragmiticola (HKAS 97353, holotype). a, b Appearance of conidiomata on host. c Longitudinal section of conidioma. d Conidioma wall. e, f Conidiogenous cells and developing conidia. g–k Conidia. l Germinated conidium. m, n Culture characteristics on PDA (m = from above, n = from below). Scale bars: c = 50 μm, d–f = 10 μm, g–l = 5 μm.

 

References

Ariyawansa HA, Phukhamsakda C, Thambugala KM, Bulgakov TS et al. 2015b – Revision and phylogeny of Leptosphaeriaceae. Fungal Diversity 74, 19–51.

De Gruyter J, Woudenberg JHC, Aveskamp AA, Verkley GJM et al. 2013 – Redisposition of phoma-like anamorphs in Pleosporales. Studies in Mycology 75, 1–36.

Verkley GJM, da Silva M, Wicklow DT, Crous PW. 2004a – Paraconiothyrium, a new genus to accommodate the mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans, anamorphs of Paraphaeosphaeria, and four new species. Studies in Mycology 50, 323–335.

 

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 17 April 2026

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