Fungalpedia – Note 3239, Trichobotrys
Trichobotrys Penz. & Sacc., Malpighia 15(7-9): 245 (1902) [1901].
Citation when using this data: Zhang SN et al. 2024 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Notes: This genus was erected by Penzig and Saccardo (1902) and currently contains five morphological species. It was treated as Ascomycota incertae sedis probably due to a lack molecular data. In the present study, new sequence data shows it belongs to Dictyosporiaceae in Pleosporales.
Type species: Trichobotrys effusa (Berk. & Br.) Petch = T. pannosa Penz. & Sacc.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Trichobotrys.
Figure 1 – Trichobotrys effusus (SNC73, HKAS 115651) a–c Colonies on host surface. d, e Conidiophores. f–k Conidiogenous cells producing conidia. l–o Conidia. p, q Colonies on PDA. Scale bars: a = 2 mm; b = 500 µm; c = 200 µm; d, e = 100 µm; f–l = 20 μm; m–o = 10 μm.
References
Entry by
Sheng-Nan Zhang, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P.R. China., Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
Published online 18 September 2026