Fungalpedia – Note 2153, Zopfiofoveola
Zopfiofoveola. D. Hawksw.
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Zopfiaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Hawksworth (1979) synonymized Zopfia punctata under Zopfiofoveola punctata and established Zopfiofoveola as a monotypic genus with some hesitations as it was only known from a microscopic preparation obtained from earthworm excrements in Sweden. Zopfiofoveola differs from Zopfia by evenly distributed ornamentation on the elongate ascospores with pale minute pits and less pronounced apical papilla than those of Zopfia (Hawksworth & Booth 1974, Hawksworth 1979). Fresh collections and molecular data are needed to clarify if Zopfiofoveola is distinct from Zopfia.
Type species: Zopfiofoveola punctata (D. Hawksw. & C. Booth) D. Hawksw., Can. J. Bot. 57(2): 98 (1979).
≡ Zopfia punctata D. Hawksw. & C. Booth, Mycol. Pap. 153: 23 (1974).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Zopfiofoveola.
References
Hawksworth DL, Booth C. 1974 – A revision of the genus Zopfia Rabenh. Mycological Papers 135, 1–38.
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 23 March 2026