Fungalpedia – Note 2146, Rutola

 

Rutola. J.L. Crane & Schokn.

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

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

 

Notes – Crane & Schoknecht (1977) transferred Torula graminis to a new genus Rutola. Rutola is characterized by monoblastic conidiogenous cells integrated on micronematous conidiophores and simple or branched conidial chains. It differs from Torula in lacking the diagnostic coronate conidiogenous cells (Crane & Schoknecht 1977). Crous et al. (2019c) designated the lectotype and epitype of R. graminis. Based on LSU sequence data, Rutola formed a monophyletic clade in Torulaceae (Crous et al. 2019c).

 

Type species: Rutola graminis (Desm.) Crane & Schokn., Can J Bot 55 (24): 3013 (1977).

≡ Torula graminis Desm. ex Fr., Systema Mycologicum 3: 502 (1832).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Rutola.

 

References

Crane JL, Schoknecht JD. 1977 – Revision of Torula species. Rutola, a new genus for Torula graminis. Canadian Journal of Botany 55, 3013–3019.

Crous PW, Schumacher RK, Wood AR, Groenewald JZ. 2019c – The Genera of Fungi – G5: Arthrinium, Ceratosphaeria, Dimerosporiopsis, Hormodochis, Lecanostictopsis, Lembosina, Neomelanconium, Phragmotrichum, Pseudomelanconium, Rutola, and Trullula. FUSE 5, 77–98.

 

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 23 March 2026 

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