Fungalpedia – Note 2647, Telogalla
Telogalla Nik. Hoffm. & Hafellner.
Citation when using this data: Meng QF et al. – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Verrucariaceae, Verrucariales, Chaetothyriomycetidae, Eurotiomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Telogalla was established by Hoffmann et al. (2000) to accommodate Telogalla olivieri, originally classified as Laestadia olivieri Vouaux, which grows on Xanthoria. It was placed within Verrucariaceae (Verrucariales). Its key features include perithecioid ascomata with a hyaline peridium, branched periphysoid filaments, eight-spored asci of the verrucaria type, and hyaline, unicellular ascospores. Etayo (2017) added a second species, T. cajasensis, found on Leptogium. There are two species recognized in this genus, with no molecular data available in GenBank.
Type species: Telogalla olivieri (Vouaux) Nik. Hoffm. & Hafellner.
= Laestadia olivieri Vouaux.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Telogalla.
Figure 1 – Telogalla olivieri redrawn from Hoffmann et al. (2000). a Section of perithecium. b Ascus. c Ascospores. Scale bars: a, b = 20 μm, c = 10 μm.
References
Etayo J 2017 – Hongos liquenícolas de Ecuador. Opera Lilloana, 50, 1–535.
Entry by
Meng QF, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand and School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou 563000, China.
Published online 30 June 2026