Fungalpedia – Note 2304, Wicklowia
Wicklowia Raja, A. Ferrer & Shearer
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1
Classification: Wicklowiaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Wicklowia was introduced based on morphological characteristics and LSU sequence data. Boonmee et al. (2019) introduced a second species, W. submersa from a stream in southern Thailand.
Type species: Wicklowia aquatica Raja, A. Ferrer & Shearer.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Wicklowia.
Figure 1 – Wicklowia aquatica (AF289-1 and F76-2). a Ascomata on wood (AF289-1; Picture: Astrid Ferrer). b, c Asci (G76-2). d Asci and ascospores (AF289-1; Picture: Astrid Ferrer); note arrowhead showing gelatinous sheath and appendages on the ascospores. Scale bars: a = 100 µm, b–d = 20 µm.
References
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 17 April 2026