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Fungalpedia – Note 273, Camporesia   Camporesia W.J. Li & K.D. Hyde Citation when using this entry: Perera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2016.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Xylariaceae, Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Li et al. (2016) introduced this monotypic genus to accommodate coelomycetous taxon, Camporesia sambuci based on the analysis of LSU, ITS, rpb2, and tub2 markers. Camporesia is characterized by globose, superficial to subepidermal, separate, unilocular, ostiolate, and thick-walled pycnidia. The pycnidial wall is composed of cells of the texura angularis, with inner hyaline layers gradually merging with outer dark brown layers. Conidiophores are short, unbranched, hyaline, and emerge from the innermost layer of the wall cells. Conidiogenous cells are hyaline, phialidic, ampuliform, and smooth-walled, with periclinal wall thickening at the tip. Camporesia species have pale [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 31 Canasta   Canasta A.A. Carvalho & J.F. Hennen (a synonym of Prospodium) Citation if using this entry: Fallahi et al. (2023) New genera in 2010-2011. Mycosphere (in prep) Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1. The asexual genus Canasta with the type species Canasta cruscula was established by Carvalho & Hennen (2010) in Uropyxidaceae, Pucciniales. The genus accommodated three other species, Canasta amphilophii López-Alzate & Salazar-Yepes, Canasta garcesii (F. Kern & Thurst.) A.A. Carvalho & J.F. Hennen, and Canasta oblata A.A. Carvalho & J.F. Hennen, with most causing rust on Bignoniaceae. Canasta is closely related to the genus Prospodium, so that the generic name Canasta was introduced for asexual morphs of species of Prospodium, although the type species Canasta cruscula does not have known sexual morphs. The other three species mentioned in Canasta have sexual morphs that are species of Prospodium. So, based on this evidence, Aime et al. (2018) suggested that Canasta is probably a synonym [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 195, Cantharellus    Cantharellus Adans. ex Fr. Citation if using this entry: Bera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota 1.  Index Fungorum, MycoBank, Facesoffungi, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Cantharellaceae, Cantharellales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi Cantharellus, frequently referred to as “chanterelles” is one of the highly regarded edible mushrooms since medieval times for its culinary-medicinal activity  (Danell 1994, 1999, Muszyńska et al. 2016).  However, the taxonomic classification of this genus has been a subject of controversy for an extended period. The generic concept of Cantharellus has significantly evolved over the years (Buyck et al. 2014). For a considerable time, “Cantharellus” was used as an umbrella name for all the taxa having characteristic veins or “false gills” instead of distinct gills in hymenium. Evidently, Cantharellus has frequently been mistaken for Craterellus Pers. With the progress in micro-morphological [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 309, Capitofimbria   Capitofimbria L. Lombard & Crous Citation when using this entry: Perera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2016.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Stachybotryaceae, Hypocreales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi             Lombard et al. (2016) established the monotypic genus Capitofimbria for Myrothecium compactum, which clustered distant to the Myrothecium s.str. clade in the analysis of cmdA, ITS, rpb2, and tub2 loci. Capitofimbria is characterized by sporodochial conidiomata that occur superficially on the substrate, and are stromatic, scattered, or rarely gregarious. Conidiomata are oval to irregular in outline, amphigenous, pulvinate, with olivaceous green to dark green slimy mass of conidia and lack a white setose fringe surrounding the conidial mass. Stromas are hyaline to subhyaline and well-developed with globulosa and angularis [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 91 Castanedomyces   Castanedomyces Cano, L.B. Pitarch & Guarro Citation when using this entry: Thakshila et al., in prep – Fungalpedia, Onygenales, Eurotiales and Verrucariales. Mycosphere. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 The monotypic genus Castanedomyces was introduced by Cano et al. (2002) in the family Onygenaceae (Onygenales, Eurotiomycetidae, Eurotiomycetes). The genus is typified by C. australiensis which was isolated from soil samples from Mount Lofty in South Australia (Cano et al. 2002). Only the sexual state has been reported. Based on 18S rDNA sequences, C. australiensis clustered with Aphanoascus fulvescens (Cano et al. 2002). Castanedomyces australiensis is morphologically similar to A. fulvescens in having a membranous peridium (only found in a few onygenalean genera) and lenticular ascospores with an equatorial crest and polar thickenings (Cano & Guarro 1990). However, the pseudoparenchymatous [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 347, Catathelasma   Catathelasma Lovejoy.             Citation if using this entry: Khyaju et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota 4. Index Fungorum, FaceofFungi, Mycobank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Biannulariaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi             Catathelasma was established by Ruth Harrison Lovejoy with Catathelasma evanescens as the type species (Lovejoy 1910, Ge et al. 2020). Species of Catathelasma are known to be ectomycorrhizal (Trappe 1962, Tedersoo & Smith 2013, Ge et al. 2020). Catathelasma was initially classified under Tricholomataceae and later reclassified into Biannulariaceae (Singer 1975, Jülich 1982, Singer 1986, Ge et al. 2020). The type specimen was collected from open balsam and spruce woods occurring singly in sod on thick humus in Wyoming, United States of America (Lovejoy 1910). The Global [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 378, Catenarina   Catenarina Søchting, Søgaard, Arup, Elvebakk & Elix  Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Lichenicolous fungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1          Classification: Teloschistaceae, Teloschistales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Catenarina was established by Søchting et al. (2014) within the Teloschistaceae, with Catenarina desolata identified as its type species. The delineation of Catenarina from other genera in Teloschistoideae was supported by multigene phylogenetic analysis involving nrITS, nrLSU, and mrSSU, as noted by Søchting et al. (2014). However, the precise placement of Catenarina within the Teloschistoideae remains uncertain. Catenarina currently encompasses three species: C. desolata, C. iomma and C. vivasiana. Its secondary compound, catenarin, is characterized by the production of apothecia and non-gray thalli that predominantly contain 7-chloroemodin, along with smaller quantities of emodin, 7-chlorocitreorosein, [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 502, Catenomycetaceae    Catenomycetaceae Doweld Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Blastocladiomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Catenariaceae, Blastocladiales, Incertae sedis, Blastocladiomycetes, Incertae sedis, Blastocladiomycota, Fungi Catenomycetaceae was introduced by Doweld (2014). This family is characterized by a unique morphology in having polycentric to rarely monocentric thallus, diffusely organized, intramatrical and extrametrical. Intramatrical portion is branched or unbranched, septate; septa delimit the sporangia's rudiments or sterile isthmuses. The extramatrical portion is branched, aseptate and sterile (Hanson 1945). Zoosporangia intercalary are smooth, pyriform, with strongly developed discharge tubes with endoopercula. Zoospores having spherical and have multiple golden lipid globules. Flagellum is single and forms a temporary group near the orifice, intermittently amoeboid; zoospore germination is bipolar (Hanson 1945). Saprobic on cellulosic substrata (Hanson [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 503, Catenomycetales   Catenomycetales Doweld Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Blastocladiomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank Classification: Blastocladiales, Incertae sedis, Blastocladiomycetes, Incertae sedis, Blastocladiomycota, Fungi Catenomycetales was introduced by Doweld (2014). The order is characterized by a unique morphology with polycentric to rarely monocentric thalli, diffusely organized, branched or unbranched, septate, tubular isthmuses between the sporangia, and numerous fine sterile rhizoids with intercalary zoosporangia. Sporangia with strongly developed endooperculal discharge tubes Zoospores are spherical and have multiple golden lipid globules and are posteriorly uniflagellate (Doweld 2014).  Type genus: Catenomyces A.M. Hanson 1944 Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Catenomycetales   Reference Doweld AB. 2014 – Nomenclatural novelties. Index Fungorum 81, 1-1.   Entry by Premarathne BM, National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Hantana, Kandy 20000, Sri [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 380, Cellulariella   Cellulariella Zmitr. & Malysheva Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Macrofungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Polyporaceae, Polyporales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi  Zmitrovich and Malysheva (2013) was introdued Cellulariella based on Cellulariella acuta (=Lenzites acuta) (type species) along with Cellulariella warnieri (=L. warnieri), without further justification. Cellulariella was characterized by trametoid, large-sized; daedaleoid to lamellate hymenophore; hyaline sclerohyphae, sympodially and rarely branched, inamyloid, without deposites, in some cases with crystalline encrustation; context cream; clavate basidia and cylindrical basidiospores (Zmitrovich & Malysheva 2013). Later, Welti et al. (2022) clarified the phylogenetic position of C. warnieri (=L. warnieri), to discuss the legitimacy of Cellulariella within the Trametes-clade and redefined the genus Cellulariella: “the moderate amount of scarcely branched, not [...]