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Marasasiomyces karoo

Marasasiomyces karoo (B. Sutton & Marasas) Crous, in Crous et al., Phytotaxa 202(2): 86 (2015).

           ≡ Tiarosporella graminis var. karoo B. Sutton & Marasas, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 67(1): 73 (1976).

Index Fungorum number: IF 811253; Facesoffungi number: FoF 07441, Fig. 1

Description: see Crous et al. (2015).

Material considered: see Crous et al. (2015).

 

Fig. 1 Marasasiomyces karoo (IMI 186782, isotype). ad Herbarium specimens. c, d Appearance of dark brown to black conidiomata on PDA. e, l Setae. f Section of ostiole. g Vertical section of conidioma. h Section of peridium. ik Conidia. Scale bars: c = 500 µm, d, g = 200 µm, e = 20 µm, f = 100 µm, h = 25 µm, i–k = 10 µm, l = 50 µm.

Importance and distribution

Marasasiomyces comprises only one species found on Eriocephalus sp. (Asteraceae) in South Africa.

 

Reference

Crous PW, Müller MM, Sánchez RM, Giordano L, Bianchinotti MV, Anderson FE, Groenewald ZJ. 2015 – Resolving Tiarosporella spp. allied to Botryosphaeriaceae and Phacidiaceae. Phytotaxa 202, 73–93.

 

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