Fungalpedia – Note 1241, Vargamyces
Vargamyces Tóth
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Aliquandostipitaceae, Jahnulales, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes: Vargamyces is a hyphomycetous genus, characterized by sympodially proliferating light brown, long subhyaline conidiophores and dark or brown, fusiform, multi-septate conidia with slightly paler end cells and large guttules (Tóth 1979, Révay et al. 2014). Based on morphological and molecular data, Hernandez-Restrepo et al. (2017) argued that Repetophragma ontariense and Vargamyces aquaticus are conspecific, listed them as synonyms and confirmed the generic placement of Vargamyces in the Amniculicolaceae. See Révay et al. (2014) and HernandezRestrepo et al. (2017) for further details.
Type species: Vargamyces aquaticus (Dudka) Tóth, Acta. Biol. Hung. 25: 403 (1980).
≡ Camposporium aquaticum Dudka, Ukr. bot. Zh. 23: 91 (1966).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Vargamyces.
References
Tóth S. 1979 – Vargamyces, a new genus of hyphomycetes on submerged plant debris. Acta Botanica Hungarica 25, 403–410.
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 3 April 2026