Fungalpedia – Note 2098, Pseudolophiotremataceae

 

Pseudolophiotremataceae K.D. Hyde & Hongsanan

Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Saprobic on herbaceous plants. Sexual morph: Ascomata grouped, immersed, globose. Ostiolar neck crest-like, elongated, laterally compressed. Peridium uniform, comprises thin-walled, pale brown cells. Hamathecium comprising numerous, septate, branched, anastomosing, pseudoparaphyses. Asci 8-spored, bitunicate, fissitunicate, cylindrical. Ascospores 2-seriate, fusiform, hyaline, 1-septate, smooth-walled. Asexual morph: Undetermined.

Notes: Two genera are accepted in this family, Clematidis and Pseudolophiotrema introduced by Li et al. (2016a) and Hashimoto et al. (2017b), respectively. Hongsanan et al. (2018) established Pseudolophiotremataceae based on the distinct lineage of Pseudolophiotrema elymicola which was treated as Pleosporales genus incertae sedis (Hashimoto et al. 2017b). They also provided MCC tree as additional evidence to support its familial status. Phukhamsakda et al. (2020) indicated that Clematidis clustered with Pseudolophiotrema. They retain the name Pseudolophiotremataceae to accommodate these two genera.

Type genus: Pseudolophiotrema A. Hashim. & Kaz. Tanaka.

 

References

Hashimoto A, Matsumura M, Hirayama K, Tanaka K. 2017b – Revision of Lophiotremataceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes): Aquasubmersaceae, Cryptocoryneaceae, and Hermatomycetaceae fam. nov. Persoonia 39, 51–73.

Hongsanan S, Zeng YJ, Hyde KD, Xie N. 2018 – Familial status of Lophiotremataceae and its related families in Pleosporales. Phytotaxa 383, 093–102.

Li GJ, Hyde KD, Zhao RL, Hongsanan S et al. 2016a – Fungal diversity notes 253–366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa. Fungal Diversity 78:1–237

Phukhamsakda C, McKenzie EHC, Phillips AJL, Jones EBG et al. 2020 – Microfungi associated with Clematis (Ranunculaceae) with an integrated approach to delimiting species boundaries. Fungal Diversity 102, 1–203.

 

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 25 March 2026

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