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Fungalpedia – Note , 216 Varmasporites (Fossil Fungi)   Varmasporites 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: Phragmosporae, Incertae sedis, Fossil Ascomycota, Fungi The monotypic fossil genus Varmasporites was established by Kalgutkar & Jansonius (2000) to accommodate Fusiformisporites tonakkalensis Varma and R.S. Patil 1985, originally described from Miocene (23–5 mya) sediments of the Tonakkal area, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India. Varmasporites includes fusiform, four-celled, inaperturate fungal spores, with a pronounced constriction at the thick median septum, and with a distinct ribbed or striate sculpture parallel to the long axis. The two centrifugal septa may be less strongly developed. Fusiformisporites Rouse 1962 differs from this genus in that it is dicellate and lacks a strong median constriction. Kumarisporites [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 354, Verruconis   Verruconis Samerp., H.J. Choi, van den Ende, Horré & de Hoog             Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, extreme-tolerant fungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1           Classification: Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Verruconis was introduced by Samerpitak et al. (2014) and proposed as a neurotropic opportunistic Ochroconis gallopava. This genus can grow at a temperature difference of 35 °C–42 °C (Samerpitak et al. 2014). Members of this genus have been isolated from hot spring water, warm effluents, bark, and twig soil as saprobes (Yarita et al. 2007, Samerpitak et al. 2014, Giraldo et al. 2014, Senwanna et al. 2021). However, V. gallopava (the type species) has been reported as an opportunistic pathogen of humans and [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 537, Verrucoplaca    Verrucoplaca S.Y. Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A. Thell & Hur Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Rock-inhabiting fungi. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Teloschistaceae, Teloschistales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Kondratyuk et al. (2014) introduced Verrucoplaca as a new genus by re-analyzed the phylogeny of the subfamily Xanthorioideae (Teloschistaceae) to accommodate the taxa Verrucoplaca verruculifera as the type species, based on phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU and mtSSU sequences. To date, the new genus comprises only a single species, a widely distributed species found in coastal rocks (Søchting 1973, Arup 1995, Wetmore & Kärnefelt 1998, Kondratyuk et al. 2014). The genus is characterized by rosette-like, lobate, anthraquinone thallus, palisade plectenchymatous cortical layer, zeorine apothecia, inspersed by oil droplets subhymenium, true exciple of Verrucoplaca-type, and narrowly [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 152 Verrucospora    Verrucospora E. Horak  Citation if using this entry: Sysouphanthong et al. (in prep) – Fungalpedia Basidiomycota 3. Mycosphere. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Figs. 1–2 Classification:  Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales, Agaricaceae. Verrucospora E. Horak is a small genus including two species with irregularly angular and papillate to verrucose white spores, and V. verrucispora (Beeli) E. Horak is the type species (Horak 1967). Beeli (1932) described Lepiota verrucospora Beeli from Congo, and Horak (1968) separated the species to establish the genus Verrucospora by considering of its spore shape. Oberwinkler (1976) stated that Inocybe flavofusca Henn. with olive-brown spores and yellow lamellae was identical to L. verrucospora. Horak (1968) moved L. verrucospora to Verrucospora with invalid combination [= V. verrucospora (Beeli) E. Horak]. Later, Pegler (1977), gave the new name V. vulgaris Pegler for V. verrucospora. Sysouphanthong et al. (2013) also described V. vulgaris [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 40 Verrucostoma   Verrucostoma freycinetiae Hirooka, Tak. Kobay. & P. Chaverri Citation if using this entry: Fallahi et al. (2023) New genera in 2010-2011. Mycosphere (in prep) Index Fungorum , Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1. Verrucostoma was described by Hirooka et al. (2010) in Bionectriaceae (Hypocreales). The fungus was isolated from Freycinetia boninensis (Pandanaceae) dead leaves in the Hahajima, Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan. The genus accommodates Verrucostoma freycinetiae Hirooka, Tak. Kobay. & P. Chaverri and Verrucostoma martinicense Lechat, J. Fourn. & Courtec (Hirooka et al. 2010). Verrucostoma is distinguished from other genera in Bionectriaceae and Nectriaceae by white to pale orange perithecia that form superficial, solitary, or in small groups with protuberances around the perithecial apex, no color change in 3% Potassium hydroxide and lactic acid, unitunicate asci, spinulose ascospores, and an acremonium-like asexual. Phylogenetic analyses based on [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 460, Vigneronia    Vigneronia Ertz 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. Vigneronia was introduced as a new genus within Roccellaceae, Arthoniales, in Arthoniomycetes by Ertz et al. (2015), with the type species V. spieri. The species was initially described as Schismatomma spieri by Aptroot and Sparrius (2008). Morphologically, Vigneronia species reminiscent of Lecanactis, with Lecanactis-type asci and ascospores, but with lirellate ascomata somewhat resembling those of Lecanographa, and Vigneronia formed a separate branch with Crocellina and Schismatomma. The type species of Vigneronia was described in the genus Schismatomma (Ertz et al. 2015). Besides, based on the morphology, Ertz et al. (2015) also moved two Opegrapha species in Vigneronia and named as V. cypressi and V. robustula. Later, Vigneronia mexicana and V. caceresiana were [...]

Fungalpedia – Note 92 Willeya   Willeya Müll. Arg. Citation when using the entry: Tian et al., in prep – Fungalpedia, Eurotiomycetes. Mycosphere. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1. The genus Willeya was established by Müller (1883) to accommodate a saxicolous species Willeya diffractella which was segregated from the lichenized genus Staurothele initially because of its ascospores remaining pale at maturity, while species in Staurothele become dark brown. However, Clements (1909) described the genus Phalostauris for Staurothele with pale ascospores, so until 2014, most mycologists considered Willeya as a synonym of Staurothele (Thomson 1991, Brodo et al. 2001). Gueidan et al. (2014) resurrected the genus Willeya with 11 saxicolous species occurring mostly in tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, and North America based on morphological characters and phylogenetic analysis (Tuckerman 1872, Thomson 1991, Gueidan et al. 2014). Willeya has only a sexual morph with a crustose, thick, [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 58 Wirthiotrema   Wirthiotrema Rivas Plata, Kalb, Frisch & Lumbsch Citation if using this entry: Fallahi et al. (2023) New genera in 2010-2011. Mycosphere (in prep) Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1. Based on the molecular (nuLSU) and morphological data, Wirthiotrema was described to accommodate the Thelotrema glaucopallens group in Graphidaceae (Plata et al. 2010). The members of the family are an important component of tropical lichen communities. Wirthiotrema includes six species (Aptroot & Souza. 2021; Sipman et al. 2012; Plata et al. 2010), and Wirthiotrema glaucopallens (Nyl.) Rivas Plata & Kalb was introduced as the type species. The genus members are found in the bark of tree trunks in shady to semi-exposed areas of lowland to lower montane rainforests. The genus is distinguished by a combination of myriotremoid thalli and apothecia, a paraplectenchymatous excipulum, its muriform, hyaline or brown, non-amyloid ascospores, and stictic acid as a [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 64 Xanthoporus   Xanthoporus Audet Citation if using this entry: Fallahi et al. (2023) New genera in 2010-2011. Mycosphere (in prep) Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1, 2. Chemotaxis, phylogenetic analysis based on LSU and ITS sequence data, morphological and trophic characters showed that Xanthoporus was a new genus in Scutiger s. lat. (Steccherinaceae, Polyporales) (Audet 2010). Xanthoporus occupy the basal position of the family. The genus has a global distribution and accommodates two species X. peckianus (Synonymy: Polyporus peckianus (Cooke) Sacc) and X. syringae (Synonymy: Albatrellus syringae (Parmasto) Pouzar). The type species of the genus, Xanthoporus peckianus was found in Québec, Canada, and reported as a saprotroph that causes white rot mainly on deciduous trees. The genus is characterized by an annual, sulphur-yellow basidiomata turning brownish on maturity and bruising (Audet 2010). The stipitate basidiomata bear several spatulate-shaped pileus with younger ones superimposing the secondary ones and turning [...]

Fungalpedia - Note 521, Xenomycosphaerella   Xenomycosphaerella Quaedvl. & Crous Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomata. Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi; MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1  Classification: Mycosphaerellaceae, Mycosphaerellales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi. Quaedvlieg et al. (2014) introduced Xenomycosphaerella in Mycosphaerellaceae to accommodate Xenomycosphaerella elongata, based on combined ITS and LSU sequence data. Xenomycosphaerella is characterized by dark brown, pseudothecial ascomata, fasciculate, subsessile, bitunicate, obovoid to broadly ellipsoidal, aparaphysate asci, thin- or thick-walled, bi-to-multiseriate, fusoid-ellipsoidal with obtuse ends, and medianly or unequally 1-septate ascospores (Quaedvlieg et al. 2014). Currently, three species (Xenomycosphaerella elongata, X. yunnanensis, X. diplazii) were described from leaves of Diplazium sp., Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. urophylla in Brazil, China, and Venezuela (Quaedvlieg et al. 2014, Guatimosim et al. 2016). Type species: Xenomycosphaerella elongata (Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Quaedvl. & Crous Other [...]