Fungalpedia – Note 2295, Pseudolophiotrema
Pseudolophiotrema A. Hashim. & Kaz. Tanaka
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Pseudolophiotremataceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Morphologically, Pseudolophiotrema is similar to Lophiotrema but can be distinguished in having thinner ascomatal walls, composed of compressed cells, while the ascomatal wall of Lophiotrema comprises rectangular cells (Holm & Holm 1988, Hashimoto et al. 2017b). Pseudolophiotrema is also similar to Atrocalyx, but dffers in having well-developed peridium around the ostiolar neck and base (Hashimoto et al. 2017b). Hashimoto et al. (2017b) treated Pseudolophiotrema as Pleosporales genus incertae sedis. Hongsanan et al. (2018) established Pseudolophiotremataceae to accommodate this genus based on phylogeny and divergence time estimation.
Type species: Pseudolophiotrema elymicola A. Hashim. & Kaz. Tanaka.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Pseudolophiotrema.
Figure 1 – Pseudolophiotrema elymicola (redrawn from Hashimoto et al. 2017b). a Ascomata in longitudinal section. b Asci. c Ascospores.
References
Holm L, Holm K. 1988 – Studies in the Lophiostomataceae with emphasis on the Swedish species. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 28, 1–50.
Entry by
Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand
Published online 20 April 2026