Platypeltella smilacis
Platypeltella smilacis Petr., Annls mycol. 27(1/2): 62 (1929).
Index Fungorum number: IF 278312; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11862, Fig. 1
Description: see Wu et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Wu et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Platypeltella smilacis (W 257, holotype). a, b Appearance of thyriothecium on the host. c Squash mount of thyriothecia. d Section through thyriothecium. e Superficial hyphae. f, g Asci with ascospores. h–j Ascospores. Scale bars: b = 200 μm, c = 20 μm, d–f = 10 μm, g–j = 5 μm.
Importance and distribution
Platypeltella comprises three species known on leaves of Chamaedorea (Arecaceae) in North America (Mexico), leaves of Puya (Bromeliaceae) in South America (Colombia), and living leaves of Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America (Costa Rica).
References
Farr ML, Pollack FG. 1969 – A New Species of Platypeltella from Mexico. Mycologia 61, 191–195.
Farr ML. 1982 – A third species of Platypeltella (Microthyriaceae) Mycotaxon 15, 448–452.
Hongsanan S, Li YM, Liu JK, Hofmann T et al. 2014 – Revision of genera in Asterinales. Fungal Diversity 68, 1–68. Doi 10.1007/s13225-014-0307-4
Wu HX, Tian Q, Li WJ, Hyde KD. 2014 – A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae. Phytotaxa 176, 201–212.
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