Fungalpedia – Note 1937, Pleurostoma
Pleurostoma Tul. & C. Tul.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1
Classification: Pleurostomataceae, Calosphaeriales, Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Pleurostoma candollei is characterized by globose, black ascomata, with reniform to oblong asci and allantoid, aseptate ascospores (Tulasne & Tulasne 1863, Réblová et al. 2015b, Maharachchikumbura et al. 2016b).
Type species: Pleurostoma candollei Tul. & C. Tul.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Pleurostoma.
Figure 1 – Pleurostoma candollei (Material examined – FRANCE, Hauts-de-Seine, Chaville, on dead wood of Quercus sp., 8 March 1859, PC 0167640). a Material. b Ascomata on host. c Ascoma cross section. d Peridium. e, f Asci. g, h Ascospores. Scale bars: b = 200 µm, c = 100 µm, d = 20 µm, e-f = 5 µm, g-h = 1 µm.
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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 5 March 2026