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Fungalpedia - Note 445, Nevesia   Nevesia P.M. Jørg., L. Lindblom, Wedin & S. Ekman 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. Nevesia was introduced by Ekman et al. (2014) based on multigene analyses (ITS, mtSSU, and RPB1) with Nevesia sampaiana as the type species. Originally, N. sampaiana was a member of the genus Pannaria, later transferred to the genus Fuscopannaria (Jørgensen 1994). Nevesia is characterized by a nut-brown thallus, blue-black hypothallus, and immature apothecia with a thalline margin (Ekman et al. 2014). However, mature apothecia have not been reported yet (Jørgensen 1978, 1994, Ekman et al. 2014). No other species have been introduced to this genus, which remains monotypic. Type species: Nevesia sampaiana (Tav.) P.M. Jørg., L. Lindblom, Wedin & S. Ekman Other accepted species: This [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 220, Nigroporus   Nigroporus Murrill, Bull. Torrey bot.  Citation if using this entry: Gonkhom et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota 2, genera, and terminology. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Steccherinaceae, Polyporales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi Nigroporus was defined by William Alphonso Murrill in 1905 (Murrill 1905). This genus is found throughout the tropics (Hattori & See 2003). The Ancient Greek term πόρoς ("pore") and the Latin word niger ("black") are combined to form the genus name (Donk 1960). Nigroporus is characterized by its annual or perennial fruit bodies. They can be pileate (capped) or crust-like. If a cap is present, it can be a smooth, concentric zone, or scrupose (rough with tiny hard points) (Kuo 2018). The hue ranged from pink to violet, to vinaceous-brown and greyish-blue. The color [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 222, Nothoseiridium   Nothoseiridium Crous. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Citation when using this entry: Li et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Xylariomycetidae.  Classification: Sporocadaceae, Amphisphaeriales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Nothoseiridium was established by Crous et al. (2020), based on morphology and phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU, rpb2, tef1, and tub2 sequence data. The type species, N. podocarpi was found on leaf spots of Podocarpus latifolius (Podocarpaceae), a plant pathogen in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Nothoseiridium is characterized by black, round, acervular, flattened conidiomata, with a brown textura epidermoidea wall. Conidiophores reduced to conidiogenous cells, arising from basal layers of stroma, hyaline, smooth, subcylindrical to ampulliform, and annellidic. Conidia are fusoid, slightly curved, guttulate, pale brown, smooth-walled, with unequally 4-euseptate. The basal cells are hyaline and obconic with a truncate hilum, [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 385, Notoparmelia   Notoparmelia A. Crespo, Ferencová & Divakar Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Parmeliaceae, Lecanorales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Ferencova et al. (2014) described and established Notoparmelia for Australasian species of Parmelia based on previously published molecular data (Crespo et al. 2010) and newly recognized anatomical differences (Fryday et al. 2019). There are 16 species have been transferred from Parmelia to Notoparmelia, viz. N. Crambidiocarpa, N. Crowii, N. Cunninghamii, N. erumpens, N. norcrambidiocarpa, N. nortestacea, N. novae-zelandiae, N. protosulcata, N. pseudotenuirima, N. queenslandensis, N. salcrambidiocarpa, N. signifera (type species), N. subtestacea, N. tarkinensis, N. tenuirima and N. testacea (Ferencova et al. 2014). Subsequently, Fryday et al. (2019) introduced two combinations of N. kerguelensis (Parmelia kerguelensis) and N. lindsayana (Parmelia lindsayana) [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 81 Obruspora   Obruspora A. Diamant, S.B.S. Rothman, M. Goren, B.S. Galil, M.B. Yokes, A. Szitenberg & D. Huchon 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 Obruspora (Microsporidia, Enterocytozoonidae) was introduced by Diamant et al. (2014).  This genus was described from Callionymus filamentosus in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fish parasite and spores are developed within the host cell cytoplasm (Diamant et al. 2014). However, this genus is not currently considered a member of the fungal clade (Index Fungorum 2023).  Type species: Obruspora papernae A. Diamant, S.B.S. Rothman, M. Goren, B.S. Galil, M.B. Yokes, A. Szitenberg & D. Huchon     Figure 1 – Sporogonial plasmodia surrounded by mature spores of Obruspora papernae (redrawn from Diamant et [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 455, Ocellomma   Ocellomma Ertz & Tehler Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Lichenicolous fungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Roccellaceae, Arthoniales, Arthoniomycetidae, Arthoniomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Based on phylogeny of combined LSU and RPB2 sequences, Ocellomma formed a separate lineage from Diromma and Schismatomma (in Roccellaceae) (Ertz et al. 2014). Ertz et al. (2014) introduced Ocellomma as a distinct genus within Roccellaceae and typified by O. picconianum, this species had initially been described as Lecania picconiana by Baglietto (1862). Ocellomma comprises only two species: O. picconianum and O. rediuntum (Ertz et al. 2015, Kantvilas et al. 2020). Members of Ocellomma are isolated from different hosts with sexual and asexual morphs, and they are mainly distributed in Italy and Southern California as lichens (Tehler 1993, Ertz et al. [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 408, Octosporopsis    Octosporopsis U. Lindem. & M. Vega Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Pyronemataceae, Pezizales, Pezizomycetidae, Pezizomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, and TEF1-α, Octosporopsis was introduced by Lindemann et al. (2014) as a monotypic genus within the Pyronemataceae to accommodate the type species, Octosporopsis nicolai (basionym: Humaria nicolai). Egertová et al. (2018) introduced, Octosporopsis erinacea as the second species in this genus. Currently, only two species are accepted in this genus with only the sexual morph, which was collected from Kotlabaea (Dumortiera hirsuta and Lunularia cruciata) in Belgium, France, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain (Lindemann et al. 2014, Egertová et al. 2018). Octosporopsis is mainly characterized by sessile, obconical-to-disc-shaped apothecia, pale yellow, salmon pink to orange hymenium, margin slightly bulged to membranous, with hyaline hairs, 8-spored, operculate, not amyloid, [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 509, Operculomycetaceae   Operculomycetaceae Doweld Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Chytridiomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Rhizophydiales, Rhizophydiomycetes, Chytridiomycotina, Chytridiomycota, Chytridiomyceta, Fungi. Doweld (2014) introduced the family Operculomycetaceae in Rhizophydiales to accommodate Operculomyces. Powell et al. (2011) established the genus under Rhizophydiales through ITS-LSU gene based phylogenetic analyses and zoospore ultrastructure, scanning electron and light microscopic level morphology. Later, Powell et al. (2015) and Letcher et al. (2015) represented Operculomycetaceae on phylogenetic tree while proposing new families and genus under Rhizophydiales. Members of this family have monocentric and eucarpic thallus with extensively branched rhizoids commonly arising from a single main axis. Sporangia is apically operculate. Zoospores are spherical and posteriorly uniflagellate, with a prominent multilayered J-shaped laminated spur curving [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 266, Ornasporonites (Fossil Fungi)   Ornasporonites Ramanujam & Rao.  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, Phragmosporae The monotypic fossil genus Ornasporonites was instituted by Ramanujam & Rao (1978) from the Quilon and Warkalli beds (Miocene, 23–5 mya) of Alleppey, Kerala, India. The genus includes brownish yellow to pale yellow, tetracellate, and fusiform to barrel-shaped spores (45-63 x 35-42 μm). Cells are unequal in size; basal and apical cells are much smaller than the two central cells. The spores have three transverse septa; central septum straight whereas other two septa curved. The spores are diporate containing one simple pore at each end along its long axis. Spore wall (less than 1 [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 303, Ovicillium   Ovicillium 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: Bionectriaceae, Hypocreales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Based on LSU sequence data, Zare & Gams (2016) established Ovicillium to accommodate four species that produce white or whitish colonies and verticillium-like, erect conidiophores. Ovicillium species are mostly fungicolous hyphomycetes (Zare & Gams 2016). They produce strongly cyanophilic conidiophores that are up to 500 μm long and 4–7 μm wide near the base. Conidiophores are, smooth or rough walled near the base, frequently branched and mostly with secondary branches. Phialides are generally verticillate and arranged in 4–6 per whorl. They are 20–50 μm long, 1.5–2.5 μm wide near the base, and gradually tapering [...]