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Fungalpedia- Note 174­, Serusiauxiella   Serusiauxiella S.H. Jiang, Lücking & J.C. Wei Citation when using this entry: Shah et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, new genera in 2020.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Strigulaceae, Strigulales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi             Serusiauxiella was introduced with the type species S. filifera, which was isolated from the lichen and symbiont of the algae Trentepohlia in Nanglang village E’xian Ling, Dongfang City, Hainan, China (Jiang et al. 2020). Multigene phylogenetic analyses from ITS, LSU, SSU, TEF1-α, and RPB2 sequence data and morphological characters have established Serusiauxiella as a new genus. This genus is characterized by thallus appears grey to greenish as foliicolous and crustose. It forms circular patches that are subcuticular and separable from the leaf surface. The perithecia remain immersed-erumpent, appearing hemispherical to wart-shaped. The excipulum, prosoplectenchymatous, colorless, and [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 124 Setoapiospora   Setoapiospora Mapook & K.D. Hyde Citation when using this entry: Shah et al., in prep – The new genera and higher taxa described in 2020. Mycosphere. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, GenBank, Fig 1 The monotypic genus Setoapiospora was introduced by Hyde et al. (2020), isolated as saprobe from dead wood found in a waterfall in Thailand. Setoapiospora is is known only from its sexual morph. It has submersed, scattered, or sparsely distributed ascomata and appears as dark brown to black spots without uniform margins. The centrally located ostiole has dark-brown setae. The peridium is dark brown with cells of densely compact textura epidermoidea. The hamathecium may be thread-like or cylindrical and distinctly septate. Asci are bitunicate, slightly curved, containing eight spores with an ocular chamber. Ascospores are one seriate, hyaline, wide at [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 365, Sheathnema   Sheathnema Rashm. Dubey & Neelima Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Sheathnema was established by Dubey & Moonnambeth (2014) with the type species Sheathnema indicum, and the type specimens was collected from the leaves and other aerial parts of Pandanus tectorious from the forest area. Sheathnema was separated from related taxa by distinct morphological characteristics, such as Spiropes, Dematophora, Tharoopama, Phaeoisariopsis, Graphium, Leptographium and various other synematous forms. The colony is epiphyllous, displaying a dense and velvety texture. The hyphae are straight to effuse, exhibiting a dark blackish-brown coloration and tufted structures. Fruiting bodies, synematous-like. The synemata are dark brown, erect, and curved at the apex, resembling a boomerang. During the early stages, they [...]

Fungalpedia– Note 5 Siepmannia   Siepmannia Kwasna & Nirenberg   Citation if using this entry: Noorabadi MT & Hyde KD. (2023) New genera in 2008. Mycosphere (in press)  Index Fungorum Identifier 34050, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1 Siepmannia was introduced by Kwaśna & Nirenberg (2008), within Mucoraceae, Mucorales, Mucoromycetes. The type species is Siepmannia pineti Kwaśna & Nirenberg and was isolated from soil of Betula pendula in Poland and is this saprobic. This genus has four species including two new species and two new combinations, based on morphology and phylogenic analysis of the ITS, rDNA sequences. Siepmannia  pineti and Siepmannia lariceti were reported as new species that were isolated from forest soils in Poland (Kwaśna & Nirenberg 2008).      Fig 1. Siepmannia pineti (redrawn from Kwaśna & Nirenberg 2008) a Two young sporangia on a branched sporangiophore. B Sporangiophore branched monopodially. c [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 247, Sigleria   Sigleria Hirooka, Tanney & Seifert, in Hirooka, Tanney, Nguyen & Seifert Citation when using this entry: Thakshila et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Onygenales, Eurotiales, and Verrucariales.              Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1             Classification: Spiromastigaceae, Onygenales, Eurotiomycetidae, Eurotiomycetes, Fungi             Sigleria was introduced by Hirooka et al. (2016) to accommodate S. carmichaelii, as the type species, which was isolated from settled house dust from a private residence in the Federated States of Micronesia. This genus consists with two species, S. carmichaelii and S. amenda. Only an asexual state has been reported. Based on phylogenetic analysis of ITS sequences, Sigleria formed a distinct clade in Spiromastigaceae (Hirooka et al. 2016). Sigleria is characterized by septate, thin-walled, and branched hyphae. Conidiophores usually [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 306, Simmonsiella   Simmonsiella J.L. Crane & A.N. Mill. Citation when using this entry: Perera et al. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, genera described in 2016.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi Crane & Miller (2016) proposed the monotypic genus Simmonsiella to accommodate Torula ndjilensis based on an unique characteristic of the species: first-formed conidia that develop into a series of intercalary phragmoconidia. Hence, no sequence data are available for Simmonsiella ndjilensis, the genus have been maintained in Ascomycota Incertae sedis (Crane & Miller 2016). Simmonsiella is characterized by effuse, brown to grey-brown colonies, composed of branched, septate, hyphae with smooth or echinulate walls. Conidiogenous cells are discrete, borne terminally or laterally on the hyphae, thin-walled, subhyaline, subcylindric to obovate, monoblastic [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 32 Sinotrichium   Sinotrichium Juan Wang, S.Q. Xu & Strongman Citation if using this entry: Fallahi et al. (2023) New genera in 2010-2011. Mycosphere (in press) Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.  Sinotrichium was erected by Wang et al. (2010) as a new gut fungus within the order Harpellales and the family Legeriomycetaceae (Kickxellomycotina). The genus is typified by Sinotrichium chironomidarum J. Wang, S.Q. Xu & Strongman, and was isolated from the guts of aquatic chironomid larvae from a stream in the Tianshan Mountains in northwestern China. Sinotrichium is characterized by dense, regularly branched thallus, long cylindrical trichospores which have a collar and one long appendage at the base, and zygospores with a collar and numerous coarse appendages that are biconical and affixed obliquely to the zygosporophores. This combination of [...]

 Fungalpedia – Note 322, Sirastachys   Sirastachys 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 Sirastachys for a group of stachybotrys-like taxa that form synnemata in culture with conidiophores that emerge laterally. In phylogenetic analysis based on cmdA, ITS, rpb2, and tub2 loci, Sirastachys formed a robust clade away from Stachybotrys s. str. clades (Lombard et al. 2016). Sirastachys is characterized by cylindrical synnemata that are hyaline, slender to robust and straight to curved. The synnemata are composed of bundles of parallel, longitudinal, and tightly packed hyphae. Conidiophores emerge laterally from synnemata, are macronematous mononematous erect and occur solitary or in groups. [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 510, Skirgielliaceae    Skirgielliaceae Doweld Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Protozoa.  Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Rozellidae, Rozellida, Incertae sedis, Rozellidea, Paramycia, Choanozoa, Protozoa. Doweld (2014) erected the Skirgielliaceae to accommodate Skirgiellia. Skirgielliaceae are obligatory intracellular mycoparasites. Because of the highly diverse morphology of Rozella. Skirgiellia was erected to accommodate three polysporangiate species. The monosporangiate forms are retained in Rozella. Batko (1977) designated the type of Rozella nomenclatural superfluously (Arts 52.1, 52.2) (Letcher & Powell 2018). This makes his generic name illegitimate. Therefore, the introduction of Skirgielliaceae is illegitimate. Type genus: Skirgiellia A. Batko Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Skirgielliaceae Figure 1 – Skirgiellia septigena. a Sporangium from zoospores. b Sporangium from spores. Redrawn from Czeczuga and Muszyńska (1997).   References Czeczuga B, Muszyńska E. 1997 –Aquatic fungi growing on the eggs of some [...]

  Fungalpedia – Note 323, Smaragdiniseta   Smaragdiniseta 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 Smaragdiniseta to accommodate Myrothecium bisetosum. Myrothecium bisetosum formed a distinct lineage sister to the Albifimbria clade, distant from Myrothecium s. str. clade in the phylogenetic analysis of the cmdA, ITS, rpb2, and tub2 loci (Lombard et al. 2016). Smaragdiniseta is characterized by stromatic sporodochial conidiomata that occur superficially and are scattered to gregarious on the substrate. They are cupulate, oval to elongated, or irregular in outline. The stroma is well developed and hyaline, with globulosa or angularis texture. Sporodochia are surrounded by two [...]