Fungalpedia – Note 2871, Sinochloridium
Sinochloridium. W.P. Wu & Y.Z. Diao.
Citation when using this data: Wenping W et al. 2022– Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1
Classification:Plectosphaerellaceae, Glomerellales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Etymology: Refers to its similarity to Chloridium and the location where this fungus was discovered.
Mycelium composed of hyaline or pigmented hyphae. Teleomorph: Unknown. Anamorph: Lignicolous. Conidiophores pale brown, unbranched, macronematous, septate, terminated with conidiogenous cell. Conidiogenous cells monophialidic, integrated, subcylindrical, dark brown and paler toward the tip, tapering slightly toward the collarette, with a single sporulating locus; collarettes inconspicuous. Conidia oblong, ellipsoid, hyaline, aseptate, arranged in wet spore heads.
Ecology/Substrate/Host: Saprobe on dead material of plant.
Geographical distribution: China.
Type species: Sinochloridium bambusicola W.P. Wu & Y.Z. Diao, Fungal Diversity 116: 514 (2022)
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Sinochloridium.
Figure 1 – Sinochloridium bambusicola (Wu16678, holotype). a–f Conidiophores and conidiogenous cells. g–j Conidia. Scale bar: 5 μm
References
Entry by
Wenping Wu, R&D Center, Novozymes China, No. 14 Xin Xi Lu, Shangdi Zone, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, People’s Republic of China
Published online 28 August 2026