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Fungalpedia - Note 470, Hemisphaericaspora    Hemisphaericaspora F.L. Hui, Y.C. Ren, Liang Chen, Ying Li, Lin Zhang & Q.H. Niu Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Yeast. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. X  Classification: Debaryomycetaceae, Saccharomycetales, Saccharomycetidae, Saccharomycetes, Saccharomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Hemisphaericaspora was proposed by Hui et al. (2014) based on the phylogeny analyses demonstrated that the type species Hemisphaericaspora nanyangensiswas distinct from all currently recognized teleomorphic yeast genera in the family Debaryomycetaceae. At the same time, they also transferred Candida insectamans to a new genus as a new combination, H. insectamans, according to their phenotypic and genotypic characteristics (Hui et al. 2014). In phylogeny, Hemisphaericaspora is related to the Lodderomyces and Spathaspora clades, but can be distinguished from them by DNA sequence and ascospore morphology (Nguyen et al. 2006, Kurtzman et al. 2011, Hui et al. 2014). Currently, Hemisphaericaspora [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 254, Hilidicellites (Fossil Fungi)   Hilidicellites Kalgutkar & Janson.  Citation when using this entry: Saxena RK & Hyde KD. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Fossil Ascomycota, Incertae sedis Kalgutkar & Jansonius (2000) instituted the genus Hilidicellites to accommodate Dicellaesporites appendiculatus, originally described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971), from the Claiborne Formation (Middle Eocene, 56–34 mya) of Puryear clay pit, 800 m south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA. This genus is characterized by small-to medium-sized dicellate fungal spores, with the proximal end flattened or truncated due to the presence of a hilum or pore-like structure. The two cells are generally of comparable size. Spore wall thin or of medium thickness, smooth or with subdued sculpture, generally thinner than septal base. Didymoporisporonites differs from Hilidicellites in having proximal [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 450, Hirticlavula   Hirticlavula J.H. Petersen & Læssøe Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Macrofungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Clavariaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi. Hirticlavula (Clavariaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) was established by Petersen et al. (2014) to accommodate Hirticlavula elegans as a type species. The members of Hirticlavula are characterized by small, club-shaped, stipe hirsute basidiomata without sclerotium, monomitic hyphal system, non-inflated hyphae, cyanophilous, unbranched, septate, widening towards the obtuse apex hairs, basidia holobasidia without clamps, hyaline, and smooth spores with more or less cyanophilous. Only one species has been accepted from this genus and found on Quercus bark on the ground in a mature oak woodland in Norway (Petersen et al. 2014). No other species have been introduced to this genus, which remains monotypic. Type species: Hirticlavula elegans J.H. Petersen & Læssøe [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 374, Hispidaedalea   Hispidaedalea Y.C. Dai & S.H. He             Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Macrofungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Gloeophyllaceae, Gloeophyllales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi.             Based on phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU and morphological studies, He et al. (2014) established Hispidaedalea to accommodate the type species Hispidaedalea imponens (Gloeophyllum imponens). Hispidaedalea is characterized by a strigose upper surface of basidiocarps, distinct daedaleoid to lamellate hymenophore, clavate basidia with four sterigmata, cylindrical basidiospores, and hyaline (He et al. 2014). Hispidaedalea species are present in the subtropics and tropics of fallen angiosperm trunks, causing brown rot (Corner 1987, Dai 2012, He et al. 2014). No other species have been introduced to this genus, which remains monotypic. Type species: Hispidaedalea imponens (Ces.) Y.C. Dai & [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 18 Hondaea   Citation: Bhunjun et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2018, Mycosphere (in press)   Hondaea A. Amato & O. Cagnac Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Thraustochytrids as marine protists are highly ecologically relevant to mangrove environments (Raghukumar et al. 1994, Burki et al. 2014). Dellero et al. (2018) collected two thraustochytrid strains from mangroves in Mayotte island (Indian Ocean), one of which was proposed as a new genus Hondaea based on morphological, phylogenetic, genomic and lipidomic analyses. Hondaea is a mono-specific genus with Hondaea fermentalgiana as the type species (Dellero et al. 2018). There are no further reports of Hondaea species in Species Fungorum (2023). Hondaea is characterized by spherical or subspherical, uninuclear or multinuclear vegetative cells, and the absence of ectoplasmic nets and amoeboid cells. Heterokaryotic zoospores are released by zoosporangia, produced by multinucleated cell division. [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 403, Hongkongmyces   Hongkongmyces C.C.C. Tsang, J.F.W. Chan, Trend.-Sm., A.H.Y. Ngan, I.W.H. Ling, S.K.P. Lau & P.C.Y. Woo Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Lindgomycetaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Based on phylogenetic analysis of ITS, LSU, TUB, and TEF1-α, Tsang et al. (2014) introduced Hongkongmyces as a monotypic genus within Lindgomycetaceae with the type species Hongkongmyces pedis, which was reported as a pathogen of a foot nodule biopsy of a human with suppurative granulomatous in Hongkong, China. The type species is characterized by gray colonies composed of gray, narrow, septate, branched hyphae with acute angles, and sterile mycelia with no fruiting bodies or conidia produced (Tsang et al. 2014). Hyde et al. (2017) introduced Hongkongmyces thailandicus as the second species, and described the sexual morph of [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 546, Huneckia   Huneckia S.Y. Kondr., Elix, Kärnefelt, A. Thell & Hur 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. Huneckia was established by Kondratyuk et al. (2014) with the type species Huneckia pollinii (= Blastenia pollinii and Caloplaca pollinii), and Huneckia rheinigera, (= Caloplaca rheinigera). Members of Huneckia are distributed worldwide and are associated with various hosts. The multi-gene phylogenetic analysis of nrITS, nrLSU, and mrSSU have been used to distinguish species in this genus (Bungartz et al. 2020). Huneckia is morphologically distinguished from other genera, by its crustose thallus, which is thin to areolate and ranges from whitish grey to pale brown in color. The thallus is continuous and features a cortical layer composed of 'algal' plectenchyma.(Kondratyuk et al. [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 473, Hyalocladosporiella    Hyalocladosporiella Crous & Alfenas Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomata. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Incertae sedis, Chaetothyriales, Chaetothyriomycetidae, Eurotiomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Crous et al. (2014) introduced Hyalocladosporiella with the type species Hyalocladosporiella tectonae and other species H. cannae was introduced by Crous et al. (2017), based on morphological and molecular studies. Hyalocladosporiella is characterized by its dimorphic conidiophores; microconidiophores are subcylindrical, erect, brown, straight to geniculate-sinuous, septate, and macroconidiophores are cylindrical, flexuous, erect, brown, smooth, unbranched, lacking rhizoids, and septate; conidiogenous cells are integrated, terminal, subcylindrical, smooth, brown; loci sympodially arranged, subdenticulate, slightly thickened, and darkened. Primary ramoconidia are fusoid-ellipsoidal to subcylindrical, hyaline to pale olivaceous, guttulate, septate, smooth-walled with thickened and darkened hila, whereas secondary [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 344, Hydnellum   Hydnellum P. Karst.             Citation if using this entry: Khyaju et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota 4, Mycosphere Index Fungorum, Faceofungi, Mycobank, GenBank Fig.1 Classification: Bankeraceae, Thelephorales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes,Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi.             Hydnellum P. Karst is a hydnoid mushroom genus that was established by P. Karst. in 1879, and it is typified by Hydnellum suaveolens (Scop.) P. Karst (Maas 1975, Loizides et al. 2016). Hydnellum is an important genus within the Bankeracea and is well known for forming ectomycorrhizal associations with woody plants, particularly those in the Pinaceae and Fagaceae families (Nitare et al. 2021, Mu et al. 2021, Song et al. 2022). Hydnellum species have a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America, with a few [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 52 Hydnum   Hydnum L. Citation if using this entry: Bera et al. (2023) Basidiomycota. Mycosphere (in prep) Index Fungorum, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1   The genus Hydnum has been quite popular in ethnomycological uses for centuries and often commonly being called “hedgehogs,” “sweet tooth,” or “wood urchins” (Niskanen et al. 2018). In accordance with the Linnean concept, all the mushrooms with spinose hymenophore were once accommodated under Hydnum which subsequently reflects the more than 900 names attributed to the genus as per Index Fungorum (www.indexfungorum.org) (Swenie et al. 2018). However, Hibbet et al. (1997) through molecular phylogeny revealed that the character spinose hymenophore has independently evolved multiple times in the distantly related taxa, and thus most of the misidentified species were moved to other genera later on (Swenie et al. 2018). [...]