Fungalpedia – Note 1963, Rhamphoria

 

Rhamphoria. Niessl.

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Annulatascaceae, Annulatascales, Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

 

Notes – Rhamphoriais characterized by black, astromatic, perithecial ascomata with a distinct papilla or rostrate neck, unitunicate asci with a J-, apical ring and hyaline, dictyospores that may produce ascoconidia while still in the asci (e.g. Rhamphoria pyriformis). The species in Rhamphoriaare mainly separated by the size of ascospores, number of transverse and longitudinal septa and to a lesser degree on spore shape (Réblová & Štěpánek 2018).

 

Type species: Rhamphoria delicatula Niessl, Verh. nat. Ver. Brünn 14: 206 (1876)

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Rhamphoria.

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Figure 1 – Rhamphoria delicatula (redrawn from Réblová & Štěpánek 2018). a Ascomata. b Peridium. c Asci. d Paraphyses. e Ascal apices with apical ring. f Ascospores. g Idriella-like conidiophores and conidia in PDA, 4 weeks. h Phaeoisaria-like conidiophores with conidia in PDA culture, 4 weeks. Scale bars: a = 200 μm, b = 20 μm, c-h = 10 μm..

 

References

Réblová M, Štěpánek V. 2018 – Introducing the Rhamphoriaceae fam. nov. (Sordariomycetes), two new genera and new life histories for taxa with Phaeoisaria– and Idriella-like anamorphs. Mycologia 110, 750–770.

 

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 11 March 2026

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