Fungalpedia – Note 1941, Podosporaceae
Podosporaceae X. Wei Wang & Houbraken
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Sordariales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Saprobic on dung. Sexual morph: Ascomata superficial to immersed in medium, solitary or loosely aggregated, ostiolate and ovoid to obpyriform, or lacking ostioles, globose to subglobose, glabrous or having hypha-like to seta-like hairs. Peridium membranaceous to coriaceous, usually opaque, in some species semi-translucent. Asci (2–)4- or 8- or multi-spored, unitunicate, cylindrical to elongated clavate or fusiform, pedicellate, with or without an apical thickened ring, evanescent or persistent until ascospores mature. Ascospores 1–2-seriate, 1-celled and pigmented, or 2-celled and composed of a larger, pigmented upper cell and a smaller, pale or hyaline cell, with or without appendage, usually smooth, in a few species ornamented. Asexual morph: Hyphomycetous. not observed or cladorrhinum-like: Conidiophores micronematous, reduced to conidiogenous cells. Conidiogenous cells intercalary or occasionally terminal, originating lateral or terminal peg-like structure with a flaring collarette, with blastic conidia. Conidia single-celled, hyaline, smooth, usually with a truncated base and a rounded apex (adapted from Wang et al. 2019a).
Notes: Podosporaceae was invalidly introduced by Hochberzanke (1930). The proposed Podosporaceae introduced by Wang et al. (2019a) is based on Podospora, but they are delimited based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Podosporaceae is sister to Chaetomiaceae in Sordariales and accommodates Podospora, Trangularia and Cladorrhinum, which were positioned in the polyphyletic family Lasiosphaeriaceae (Wang et al. 2019a). Based on the available sequences of Apiosordaria, we consider this genus should be placed in Podosporaceae. However, Mouchacca & Gams (1993) indicated that several Apiosordaria species have asexual morph connections with Cladorrhinum. Further work is required to determine the additional taxa in this family.
Type species: Podospora Ces.
References
Hochberzanke. 1930 – Spraw. Posied. Tow. Nauk. Warsz. Wydzial 22, 95.
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