Fungalpedia – Note 1984, Stachylidium
Stachylidium. Link.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Trichosphaeriaceae, Trichosphaeriales, Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Stachylidium was introduced by Link (1809) without assigning a type specimen. Stachylidium bicolor was recognized as the type specimen (Hughes 1951b, Ellis 1971, Matsushima 1971, Barnett & Hunter 1972, von Arx 1981b, Dewi 2006). The lectotype of the S. bicolor was designated by Hughes (1951b) and Gams (2017) based on the specimen under the name and synonym of S. bicolor (Hughes 1958, Giraldo & Crous 2019). However, the lectotype designation was controversial (Fries 1832, Giraldo & Crous 2019). Based on specimen examination from B and L, Giraldo & Crous (2019) proposed the specimen with code B700016303 from B to be the most suitable lectotype. The genus is characterized by septate, verticillate conidiophores which are pale brown to brown at the base, sometimes pale to hyaline towards the apex, and roughened, singly or in groups, sometimes forming lax synnemata. Conidiogenous cells are enteroblastic, monophialidic, in whorls, terminal, lateral, cylindrical, ellipsoidal, hyaline or pale brown. Conidia are ellipsoidal or cylindrical, 1-celled and pale brown to brown.
Type species: Stachylidium bicolor Link
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Stachylidium.
References
Barnett HL, Hunter BB. 1972 – Genera of Imperfect fungi. Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis 237.
Dewi N. 2006 – Stachylidium pallidum Dewi sp. nov. from Java. Reinwardtia 12, 215–217.
Ellis MB. 1971 – Dematiaceous hyphomycetes. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, England.
Fries EM. 1832 – Systema Mycologicum 3, 261–524.
Giraldo A, Crous PW. 2019 – Inside Plectosphaerellaceae. Studies In Mycology 92, 227–286.
Matsushima T. 1971 – Microfungi of the Solomon Islands and Papua-New Guinea. Kobe, Japan 1–78.
von Arx JA. 1981b – The Genera of Fungi Sporulating in Pure Culture, 3rd edn. J Cramer, Vaduz 1–424.
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