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Fungalpedia - Note 511, Myiophagaceae    Myiophagaceae Doweld Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Chytridiomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Incertae sedis, Chytridiales, Chytridiomycetidae, Chytridiomycetes, Chytridiomycotina, Chytridiomycota, Fungi. Doweld (2014) erected Myiophagaceae [as 'Miyophagaceae'] to accommodate Myiophagus. Species have been described as parasitic in the Coleoptera, Diptera, Homoptera, and Coccoideae. The holocarpic, initially coenocytic, then constricted segments of the thallus endobiotic give rise to intermediate sterile cells and zoosporangia, which eventually disintegrate as the thallus matures. Inoperculate zoosporangia with one or few papillae (Doweld 2014). Zoospores have a single lipid globule, a unique nuclear cap, orange-yellow granules at the anterior of the cell, and they are posteriorly uniflagellate and fusiform to guttate. The globose, thick two-layered resting spores are reticulate and act as prosporangia [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 245, Myotisia   Myotisia Kubátová, M. Kolařík & Hubka. Citation when using this entry: Thakshila et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Onygenales, Eurotiales, and Verrucariales.              Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1             Classification: Onygenaceae, Onygenales, Eurotiomycetidae, Eurotiomycetes, Fungi             The monotypic genus, Myotisia was introduced by Crous et al. (2017). This genus is typified by M. cremea, which was isolated from bat droppings of Myotis myotis in an underground tunnel of Malá Amerika mine, Czech Republic (Crous et al. (2017). Both asexual and sexual states have been reported. Based on phylogenetic analysis of the LSU sequence, Myotisia groups with Arachnotheca glomerata. However, M. cremea is morphologically different from A. glomerata from its smooth-walled ascospores (Crous et al. 2017). The sexual state of Myotisia is [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 526, Myrtapenidiella   Myrtapenidiella Quaedvl. & Crous Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomata. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Teratosphaeriaceae, Mycosphaerellales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Based on DNA sequence and morphogy analyses, Quaedvlieg et al. (2014) introduced Myrtapenidiella within Teratosphaeriaceae in Mycosphaerellales with the type species Myrtapenidiella tenuiramis. Myrtapenidiella is characterized by smooth to slightly verruculose or warty, branched, septate mycelium, septate ramoconidia, irregular branching patterns, with hila that are slightly thickened and darkened dimorphic conidiophores, microconidiophores reduced to conidiogenous cells, macroconidiophores erect, finely verruculose, with up to two conidiogenous loci, terminal, rarely intercalary conidiogenous cells, 0–3-septate, subcylindrical or obovoid ramoconidia, broadly fusiform to obovoid or subcylindrical, branched acropetal chains, 0–1-septate and wing-like mucoid sheaths present in some species conidia, [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 318, Myxospora   Myxospora 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) introduced Myxospora to accommodate Myrothecium masonii and a group of myrothecium-like taxa that produce mostly fusiform conidia with an apical hilum and lack funnel-shaped mucoid appendages. In the phylogenetic analysis of cmdA, ITS, rpb2, and tub2 sequences by Lombard et al. (2016), these taxa clustered distant to Myrothecium s. str. clade. Myxospora is characterized by synnematous or sporodochial conidiomata. Synnemata consist of bundles of parallel, longitudinal, and closely compacted hyphae that terminate in whorls of 2–4 conidiogenous cells. Marginal hyphae of the synnemata terminate [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 49 Naevia   Naevia Fr. Index Fungorum Identifier 3413; Facesoffungi number; MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1. Naevia was established by Fries (1824) to accommodate N. orbicularis. Later Massalongo (1855) added five species including N. punctiformis and compared the genus with Arthopyrenia rather Arthonia. Beltramini de Casati (1858) placed Naevia close to Arthonia. Almquist (1880) considered Naevia as a synonym of Arthonia. Rehm (1896) described Naevia sensu Fries (1849) as having hemiangiocarpous ascomata with pale discs and producing non-septate ascospores, and most other species subsequently included in the genus were based on this character combination (Kirschstein 1935, Hein 1976). Thiyagaraja et al. (2020) resurrected this genus within Arthoniaceae based on mtSSU, nuLSU and RPB2 sequence data. Consequently, the species A. dispersa (barely lichenized or non-lichenized) and A. punctiformis (non-lichenized) A. pinastri (non-lichenized) were synonymized under Naevia and recovered between Arthonia sensu stricto [...]

  Fungalpedia – Note 331, Nailisporites (Fossil Fungi)   Nailisporites T.C. Huang Citation when using this data: Saxena RK & Hyde KD. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Fungi Incertae sedis, Amerosporae. The monotypic fossil genus Nailisporites was described by Huang (1981) in the Talu Shale (Miocene, 23–5 mya) of Taiwan. The genus includes subprolate fungal spores with nail shape at one end. Size 16 × 13 µm. Furrows 3, long, extending into appendages. Nail 5 × 2 µm. Spore wall 0.4 µm thick. Huang (1981), described spore wall of these spores, using the terms like exine, tectum, and sexine which are generally used in angiosperm pollen morphology. Type species: Nailisporites taiwanensis T.C. Huang 1981.     Figure 1 – Nailisporites taiwanensis. Scale bar = = 10 μm. Redrawn from Huang [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 173, Namibialina   Namibialina  R. Spjut & Sérus. Citation when using this entry: Shah et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, new genera in 2020.              Classification: Ramalinaceae, Lecanorales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi             Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1. Namibialina is a lichenized genus introduced by Spjut et al. (2020) with typified by N. melanothrix (≡ Ramalina melanothrix) as a new combination in Ramalinaceae. The phylogenetic position of N. melanothrix can be compared using existing sequences from LSU, SSU, and RPB1. Namibialina is a fruticose genus endemic to southwestern Africa, and exhibits specialized ecology in the coastal deserts. Phylogenetically, Namibialina is sister to Ramalina and diverged from each at around 48 million years ago. The forementioned clade forms a close relationship to Vermilacinia and Niebla which [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 444, Nebularia   Nebularia P.M. Jørg. Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Lichenicolous fungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Pannariaceae, Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Based on phylogenetic analysis, Ekman et al. (2014) established the genus of Nebularia with two species (N. incrassata (type) and N. psoromoides). While, two species were initially described as Parmeliella incrassata and P. psoromoides by Jorgensen (2000), and both belong to Andean species. This genus is characterized by brownish, thickened, digitate lobes thallus, reddish brown, flat apothecia, loosely interwoven hyphae subhymenium, cylindrical asci with a distinct apical amyloid tube, and globose to ellipsoid ascospores (Jorgensen 2000, Ekman et al. 2014). So far, only two species have been accepted from this genus. Type species: Nebularia incrassata (P.M. Jørg.) P.M. Jørg. Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Nebularia [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 80 Nematocenator   Nematocenator A. Sapir, A.R. Dillman, S.A. Connon, B.M. Grupe, J. Ingels, M. Mundo-Ocampo, L.A. Levin, J.G. Baldwin, V.J. Orphan & P.W. Sternberg Citation when using this entry: Wijayawardene et al., in prep – Fungalpedia, taxa of the basal fungi and fungus-like organisms. Mycosphere. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1. The monotypic genus Nematocenator was discovered as a fungus-related parasitic microsporidium that infects benthic nematodes at methane seeps on the Pacific Ocean floor (Sapir et al. 2014). This genus is a microsporidian which is a group of single-cell parasites somewhat related to fungi. This genus was introduced based on morphology and SSU rDNA sequence data from selected microsporidia and close relatives (Sapir et al. 2014). An editorial comment is given in Index Fungorum; “the generic name in this combination is not currently considered to [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 35 Neoalbatrellus   Neoalbatrellus Audet Citation if using this entry: Fallahi et al. (2023) New genera in 2010-2011. Mycosphere (in prep) Index Fungorum, , MycoBank, GenBank, Figs 1, 2. Serge Audet (2010) resolved the polyphyletic nature of the genus Scutiger Paulet and thereupon introduced Neoalbatrellus among the other six new genera based on the morphological and trophic characters, chemotaxis and phylogenetic (nrITS and 28S) analysis. Neoalbatrellus was typified by N. caeruleoporus (Peck) Audet. The members of this genus are considered saprophytic and possibly ectomycorrhizal. Five species have been classified in Neoalbatrellus: Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus, Neoalbatrellus odorus, Neoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus, Neoalbatrellus yasudae, and Neoalbatrellus yasudai. The presence of extracellular laccase was reported in the basidiomata of Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus causing white rot (Marr et al. 1986, Audet 2010). Based on molecular (ITS and 28S rDNA) data [...]