Fungalpedia – Note 1918, Omnidemptus

 

Omnidemptus. P.F. Cannon & Alcorn.

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

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Classification: MagnaporthaceaeMagnaporthalesSordariomycetesPezizomycotinaAscomycota, Fungi

 

Notes – Omnidemptus affinis was found on leaves of Panicum effusum in Queensland (Cannon & Alcorn 1994, Thongkantha et al. 2009). The sexual morph is characterized by perithecia ascomata, cylindrical to clavate, short pedicellate asci with an obtuse apex and an apical pore that stains dark blue with Melzer’s reagent and fusiform, 1–3-septate, hyaline ascospores (Cannon & Alcorn 1994). The asexual morph is sporodochium-like, with cylindrical, clavate or ellipsoid conidiogenous cells, and falcate, 2-septate conidia, the base of conidia sometimes with an abrupt change in contour to short pedicel-like extension (Hernández-Restrepo et al. 2019).

 

Type species: Omnidemptus affinis P.F. Cannon & Alcorn.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Omnidemptus.

 

References

Cannon PF, Alcorn JL. 1994 – Omnidemptus affinis gen. et sp. nov., teleomorph of Mycoleptodiscus affinis sp. nov. Mycotaxon 51, 483–487.

Hernández-Restrepo M, Bezerra JDP, Tan YP, Wiederhold N et al. 2019 − Re-evaluation of Mycoleptodiscus species and morphologically similar fungi. Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 42, 205−227.

 

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