Fungalpedia – Note 2790, Reconditella
Reconditella. Matzer & Hafellner.
Citation when using this data: Huang SK et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Sordariales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Saprobic on lichen. Sexual morph: Ascomata perithecial, solitary, superficial to semi-immersed, membranaceous, pyriform to subglobose, dark brown to black, verrucose, surrounded by brown, septate setae, ostiolate, with papilla, periphysate. Peridium composed of brown to hyaline cells of textura angularis to textura prismatica. Paraphyses unbranched, filiform. Asci 4–8-spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, pedicellate, apex rounded. Ascospores uni- or bi-seriate, ellipsoidal to fusiform, slightly curved, 0–1-septate, hyaline to pale brown, striate and/or verrucose, guttulate. Asexual morph: Undetermined (adapted from Matzer and Hafellner 1990).
Notes: The monotypic genus Reconditella is typified by R. physconiarum which was initially considered as a member of Sordariales (Matzer and Hafellner 1990). We re-examined the type material and found that this genus is characterized by ellipsoidal to broadly fusiform, 0–1-septate ascospores with fine warts forming ridges, which is similar to Podospora and Neurospora. Therefore, we place this genus in Sordariales genera incertae sedis.
Type species: Reconditella physconiarum Hafellner & Matzer, in Matzer & Hafellner, Biblthca Lichenol. 37: 47 (1990).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Reconditella.
Figure 1 – Reconditella physconiarum: a, b, e–g, i–n (S-F20696, isotype); c, d, h (GZU-287606, holotype). a Host lichen of Physconia distorta. b Ascoma on host. c, e Ascomata in cross section. d, f, g Peridium. h–j Asci (i with paraphyses). k–n Ascospores. Notes: c. d from permanent mount. Scale bars: c. e = 100 µm, d. f. g. i. j = 50 µm, h = 20 µm, k–n = 10 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