Fungalpedia – Note 2212, Paramoleospora
Paramoleospora M. Li & L. Cai
Citation when using this data: Dayarathne MC et al. 2025 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.
Classification: Incertae sedis, Lulworthiales, Lulworthiomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Etymology: Referring to the close phylogenetic relationship with the genus Moleospora.
Saprobic in marine sediments. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Conidiophores present or obsolete, when present mononematous, micronematous, septate, hyaline to light brown, cylindrical to clavate. Conidiogenous cells holoblastic, born on conidiophores or directly on mycelia, hyaline to brown. Conidia terminal or intercalary, subglobose, ellipsoidal to ovoid, thick- and smooth-walled, brown to dark brown, aseptate, guttulate.
Notes: Paramoleospora is herein introduced to accommodate the asexual morph of
P. guttulata. It forms a distinct clade sister to Moleospora, but differs from the latter by the conidial shape (subglobose, ellipsoidal to ovoid vs. helicoid).
Type species: Paramoleospora guttulata M. Li & L. Cai.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Paramoleospora.
Entry by
Monika Dayarathne, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
Published online 26 March 2026