Fungalpedia – Note 1869, Neophyllachora

 

Neophyllachora. Dayar. & K.D. Hyde.

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Phyllachoraceae, Phyllachorales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi 

 

Notes – Members of Neophyllachora have subepidermal, intra-epidermal stromata without a deep invasion of the mesophyl, and clavate asci. Three species appear to specifically infect Myrcia species, one on Myrciaria species, and one on different Psidium species (Dayarathne et al. 2017). Neophyllachora myrciae has characteristically lunate ascospores, and two types of conidia (ellipsoidal and falcate) formed in separate conidiomata, but both with phialidic conidiogenesis. Neophyllachora trucatisporum, on Myrciaria camapuanensis has sublunate ascospores with both ends showing characteristic wall thickenings; N. cerradensis on M. torta shows elliptical ascospores with predominantly longer dimensions when compared to N.  subcircinans, which is found only on Psidium species; and P. myrciariae has ascospores similar in form to those of P. cerradensis, but also forms fusoid-clavate phialidic conidia (Santos et al. 2016, Dayarathne et al. 2017).

 

Type species: Neophyllachora myrciae (Lév.) Dayar. & K.D. Hyde.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Neophyllachora.

 

References

Dayarathne MC, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Jones EBG, Goonasekara ID et al. 2017 – Neophyllachora gen nov. (Phyllachorales), three new species of Phyllachora from Poaceae and resurrection of Polystigmataceae (Xylariales). Mycosphere 8, 1598–1625.

Santos MD, Fonseca-Boiteux ME, Boiteux LS, Câmara PE et al. 2016 – ITS-phylogeny and taxonomy of Phyllachora species on native Myrtacae from the Brazilian Cerrado. Mycologia 108, 1141–1164.

 

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 28 February 2020

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