Fungalpedia – Note 2789, Ramophialophora
Ramophialophora. M. Calduch, Stchigel, Gené & Guarro.
Citation when using this data: Huang SK et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Bombardiaceae, Sordariales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Saprobic on wood and/or isolated from soil. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Hyphomycetous. Mycelium superficial to immersed. Hyphae pale brown, septate, branched. Conidiophores macronematous, mononematous, erect, cylindrical, septate, branched, brown to dark brown. Conidiogenous cells monophialidic or polyphialidic, terminal or/and lateral. Conidia brown, globose to oval, aseptate, with a protuberant basal hilum (adapted from Calduch et al. 2004).
Notes: Ramophialophora is typified by R. vesiculosa and has macronematous, mononematous conidiophores and aseptate, brown conidia in slimy masses (Calduch et al. 2004). The genus was accepted as a member of Lasiosphaeriaceae based on phylogenetic analysis (Hyde et al. 2020; Vu et al. 2019; Wijayawardene et al. 2020). In this study, the strains of Ramophialophora are scattered in Bombardiaceae, Lasiosphaeriaceae, Neoschizotheciaceae and Zygospermellaceae in Sordariales. However, the generic type R. vesiculosa (CBS 110629) is sister to Bombardia and Bombardioidea (100%ML/1.00PP). Therefore, we recommend transferring this genus to Bombardiaceae.
Type species: Ramophialophora vesiculosa M. Calduch, Stchigel, Gené & Guarro, in Calduch, Gené, Cano, Stchigel, Cano & Guarro, Stud. Mycol. 50(1): 84 (2004).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Ramophialophora.
Figure 1 – Ramophialophora vesiculosa (IMI-389151, holotype). a Herbaium material label. b Herbarium material. c Mycelium on host. d Mycelium. e–i Conidiophores with conidia. j, k Conidia. Scale bars: d = 100 µm, e. f, h. i = 5 µm, g = 10 µm, j. k = 2 µm.
References
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Shi-Ke Huang, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China, The Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, The Mushroom Research Centre, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Published online 18 June 2026