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Fungalpedia – Note 398, Lapidomyces   Lapidomyces de Hoog & Stielow  Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Rock-inhabiting fungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Incertae sedis, Capnodiales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Lapidomyces was first established by Egidi et al. (2014) to accommodate L. hispanicus. Through multigene phylogenetic analysis, Egidi et al. (2014) identified Lapidomyces within Teratosphaeriaceae. Initially, the generic name Lapidomyces was considered invalid under Article 40.7 (Shenzhen) of the nomenclatural rules, as introduced by Egidi et al. (2014). This issue was later rectified by Crous et al. (2019), who published Lapidomyces as a valid established name. Lapidomyces has been described as a genus of sterile rock-inhabiting fungi that exhibit hyphomycetous characteristics (Egidi et al. 2014, Crous et al. 2019). Crous et al. (2021) expanded this [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 301, Lasionectriella   Lasionectriella Lechat & J. Fourn. Citation when using this entry: Perera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2016.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Bionectriaceae, Hypocreales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Lechat & Fournier (2016) established Lasionectriella to accomodate Lasionectriella rubioi and L. herbicola, based on the analysis of LSU marker. Hou et al. (2023) introduced another two species and provided an emended description of the genus. Lasionectriella species are associated with dead plant parts (Lechat & Fournier 2016; Hou et al. 2023). The genus is characterized by astromatic, solitary or gregarious perithecia that are superficial on the substrate and cupulate when dried. Perithecia are globose, subglobose, or tympaniform and have conical apices without papilla. Ostiolar opening made up of narrow hyphal elements that emerge from [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 210, Lecythothecium   Lecythothecium Réblová & Winka Citation when using this entry: Silva et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Sordariomycetidae.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Chaetosphaeriaceae, Chaetosphaeriales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Fungi Réblová & Winka (2001) introduced the monospecific genus, Lecythothecium based on morpho-molecular evidences. The type species, Lecythothecium durilipi Réblová & Winka is the only accepted species under this genus (Index Fungorum 2023). This genus is classified under Sordariomycetidae, Chaetosphaeriales, Chaetosphaeriaceae, based on morphological data, along with LSU phylogeny (Réblová & Winka 2001). Decaying hard decorticate wood from various deciduous species provides a habitat for this saprobic fungus (Réblová & Winka 2001). The sexual morph is characterized by an immersed, flask-shaped perithecium with an ostiole layered with periphyses. The leathery perithecial wall comprising two layers, the outermost layer was [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 202, Lentinellus   Lentinellus P. Karst.  Citation if using this entry: Bera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota 1. Index Fungorum, MycoBank, Facesoffungi, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Auriscalpiaceae, Russulales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi. Lentinellus, the lamellate agaric belongs to Auriscalpiaceae Maas Geest., is primarily known for its white rot and wood decay properties. Initially, the genus was placed under the tribe Leucopaxilleae of the Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouzar family (Segedin 1996). Later, based on the shared affinities with Auriscalpium Gray, Maas Geesteranus (1963) proposed the establishment of Auriscalpiaceae, encompassing both genera (Segedin 1996). Lentinellus has a perennial habit defined by its variously shaped, leathery textured basidiomata with a characteristic lacerate margin of lamellae (Segedin 1996). The basidiomata may be laterally or dorsally stipitate, with the surface ranging from smooth to tomentose or sometimes partially hairy (Segedin 1996). Another [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 343, Lepiotasporites (Fossil fungi)   Lepiotasporites T.C. Huang 1981 Citation when using this data: Saxena RK & Hyde KD. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Fossil Fungi Incertae sedis, Amerosporae. The fossil genus, Lepiotasporites, was described by Huang (1981) from Talu Shale (Miocene, 23–5.3 mya) of Taiwan to include elliptic fungal spores (12 × 6 µm) with terminal hilum. Spore wall is smooth.  Type species: Lepiotasporites taiwanensis T.C. Huang 1981.   Figure 1 – Lepiotasporites taiwanensis. Scale bar = 10 μm. Redrawn from Huang (1981).   References Huang TC. 1981 – Miocene palynomorphs of Taiwan (6). Miscellaneous spores and pollen grains. Taiwania 26, 45–57.   Entry by Ramesh K. Saxena, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India   (Edited by Kevin D. Hyde, Samaneh Chaharmiri-Dokhaharani, & Achala [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 302, Leptobacillium   Leptobacillium Zare & W. Gams Citation when using this entry: Perera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2016.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Based on LSU sequence data, Zare & Gams (2016) established Leptobacillium to accommodate four verticillium-like species that produce whitish colonies and erect conidiophores. Leptobacillium species are saprotrophic or sometimes fungicolous (Zare & Gams 2016). Species of the genus are characterized by white, greyish white or pinkish white to cream-coloured and woolly colonies on PDA. Reverse of the colony are orange to orange-brown, ochraceous, pale luteous, milky white to dark buff and sometimes diffuse yellow pigment. The asexual morph is hyphomycetous with conidiophores that are primarily long, solitary phialides and rarely irregularly branched. Rod-shaped to [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 19 Leptoparies   Citation: Bhunjun et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2018, Mycosphere (in press)   Leptoparies A. Hashim., K. Hiray. & Kaz. Tanaka Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1             Hashimoto et al. (2018) re-evaluated the Lophiostoma bipolare complexes within Lophiostomataceae (Pleosporales) using molecular data from nuclear rDNA of SSU, ITS, LSU, TUB, tef1, and rpb2 loci. The validation revealed an interspecific variation within species that have similar morphology to Lo. bipolare. Leptoparies was formerly treated as Lo. bipolare-5 (personal code, KT 1653) and the strains formed a distinct clade from Lo. bipolare sensu stricto, thus the taxonomic novelty was introduced to accommodate the segregated strain as Leptoparies. In total, two species L. magnoliae and L. palmarum (type species) have been reported (de Silva et al. 2022). Leptoparies taxa are characterized by short slit-like ostioles on the [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 223, Lichenoverruculina   Lichenoverruculina Etayo.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Citation when using this entry: Li et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Xylariomycetidae.  Classification: Hyponectriaceae, Amphisphaeriales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi Lichenoverruculina was introduced by Etayo & Sharuddin (2011) in Hyponectriaceae, Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes which is a replaced name of Verruculina Etayo. Lichenoverruculina sigmatospora (≡ Metanectria sigmatospora) is the type species of the genus, collected from living specimens of Physcia in São Paulo (Spegazzini 1889). Lichenoverruculina is a lichenicolous fungus with immersed perithecia in the thallus of Heterodermia sp., and this genus is characterized by abundant paraphyses, cylindrical asci, 32-spored, 1-septate, hyaline ascospores, with long and attenuate at both ends (Spegazzini 1889, Etayo & Rosato 2008). Thus far, Lichenoverruculina is monotypic (Species Fungorum 2024). The DNA sequence data of the living type is not available in NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/; accessed on February [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 256, Lirasporis (Fossil Fungi)   Lirasporis R. Potonié & S.C.D Sah. Citation when using this data: Saxena RK & Hyde KD. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Fossil Fungi, Incertae sedis The monotypic fossil genus Lirasporis was instituted by Potonié & Sah (1960) from the Late Miocene-Pliocene (10.4–2.6 mya) sediments of Kannur District, Kerala, India. Fungal bodies included in this genus have oval and somewhat smooth outline, except for the longitudinal ends, which are always nearly notched. The longitudinal ends are broadly rounded or somewhat tapering, sometimes showing irregular protuberances that form a jumbled mass. There are 20–30 narrow, parallel ribs following the longer axis, showing spaced grana between them. Jain & Kar (1979) emended the generic diagnosis to include oval elliptical with equal or [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 337, Lithosporocarpia (Fossil fungi)   Lithosporocarpia R. Kar, Mand. & R.K. Kar. Citation when using this data: Saxena RK & Hyde KD. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Fungi, Fossil Ascomycota, Incertae sedis. The monotypic fossil genus, Lithosporocarpia, was described by Kar et al. (2010) from the Bhuban Formation (Miocene, 23–5 mya) of Tlangsam, Mizoram, India. Lithosporocarpia is characterized by subcircular–circular sporocarps with uneven margin due to projection of hyphae. Overall size 22–48 × 20–45 μm. Chlamydospores were present, and one chlamydospore was found in each sporocarp. Chlamydospore subcircular, 10–22 x 8–20 μm, dark brown, laevigate, with a small stalk and globular head. The sporocarp wall was up to 2 μm thick. Hyphae formed regular reticulations on both sides. Meshes mostly square in shape, sometimes rectangular.  Type [...]