Fungalpedia – Note 2985, Pleurohelicosporium
Pleurohelicosporium Y.Z. Lu, J.C. Kang & K.D. Hyde.
Citation when using this data: Jing Yang et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Tubeufiaceae, Tubeufiales, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Notes: Lu et al. (2018b) established the monotypic genus Pleurohelicosporium based on the separate systematic placement from other genera in Tubeufiaceae. It can be distinguished from Neohelicosporium by pleurogenous conidia which are acrogenous or acropleurogenous in the latter (Lu et al. 2018b).
Type species: Pleurohelicosporium hyalinum J. Yang, Jian K. Liu & K.D. Hyde.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Pleurohelicosporium.
Figure 1 – Pleurohelicosporium hyalinum (MFLU 22-0231, holotype) a Colony on wood. b, c Conidiophores. d, e Conidiogenous cells. f, g Conidia. h, i Culture, h from above, i from below. Scale bars: f, g = 30 µm, b, c = 20 µm, d, e = 15 µm.
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Jing Yang, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, People’s Republic of China, School of Science, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China.
Published online 19 August 2026