Fungalpedia – Note 3071, Pleurella
Pleurella E. Horak.
Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Incertae sedis, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi.
Members of Pleurella are commonly characterized by smooth, strongly amyloid, elliptical or subcylindrical spores, conspicuous cheilocystidia, form of the carpophores and habitat (Horak 1971). Currently, this genus includes two species, viz. Pleurella ardesiaca and P. microspora (Alessio & Nonis) Vizzini, Consiglio & E. Campo (Horak 1971; Vizzini et al. 2022). In this study, we provide a new geographical record for Pleurella ardesiaca from China.
Type species: Pleurella ardesiaca (G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor) E. Horak, N.Z. Jl Bot. 9(3): 477 (1971).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Pleurella.
Figure 1 – Pleurella ardesiaca (HKAS 125916). a, b Fruiting bodies on host substrate. c Basidia. d Basidiospores. e Cheilocystidia. f Caulocystidia. Scale bars: a, b = 4 cm, c = 0.5 cm, d = 4 μm, e–f = 1 μm.
References
Horak IG. 1971 – Paramphistomiasis of domestic ruminants. Advances in parasitology 9: 33–72.
Entry by
Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.
Published online 31 August 2026