Fungalpedia – Note 2010, Virgaria

 

Virgaria Nees

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Xylariaceae, Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Virgaria is accepted over Ascovirgaria with its geniculosporium-like asexual morph (Rogers & Ju 2002, Stadler et al. 2013, Maharachchikumbura et al. 2015b, Réblová et al. 2016b). The sexual morph is characterized by rudimentary stromata, globose ascomata, cylindrical, long pedicellate asci with a J+, apical ring and unicellular, ellipsoid, brown ascospores. The genus is accepted in Xylariaceae (Daranagama et al. 2018, Wendt et al. 2018).

Type species: Virgaria nigra (Link) Nees.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Virgaria.

 

References

Daranagama DA, Hyde KD, Sir EB, Thambugala KM et al. 2018 – Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Graphostromataceae, Hypoxylaceae, Lopadostomataceae and Xylariaceae. Fungal Diversity 88, 1–165.

Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, McKenzie EHC et al. 2015 – Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Sordariomycetes. Fungal Diversity 72, 199–301.

Réblová M, Miller AN, Rossman AY, Seifert KA et al. 2016b − Recommendations for competing sexual-asexually typified generic names in Sordariomycetes (except Diaporthales, Hypocreales, and Magnaporthales). IMA fungus 7, 131−153.

Rogers JD, Ju YM. 2002 – Ascovirgaria occulta gen. et sp. nov., Jumillera hawaiiensis sp. nov., and Lopadostoma hawaiianum sp. nov. from Hawaii. Canadian Journal of Botany 80, 478–481

Stadler M, Kuhnert E, Persŏh D, Fournier J. 2013 – The Xylariaceae as model example for a unified nomenclature following the ‘‘One fungus-one name’’ (1F1N) concept. Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology 4, 5–21.

Wendt L, Sir EB, Kuhnert E, Heitkämper S et al. 2018 – Resurrection and emendation of the Hypoxylaceae, recognised from a multigene phylogeny of the Xylariales. Mycological Progress 17, 115–154.

 

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 17 March 2026

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