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Achaetobotrys affinis

Achaetobotrys affinis (L.R. Fraser) Bat. & Cif., Saccardoa 2: 49 (1963).

≡ Henningsomyces affinis L.R. Fraser, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 60(3-4): 172 (1935).

            Index Fungorum number: IF 325762; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11043, Fig. 1

Description: see Hyde et al. (2013); Chomnunti et al. (2014).

Material examined: see Hyde et al. (2013); Chomnunti et al. (2014).

 Fig. 1 Achaetobotrys affinis (isotype, re-illustrated from Chomnunti et al. 2014). a Sooty mould on host. b–f Ascomata. g Ascomata developing from repeated divisions of hyphae. h Septate hyphae. i–k Asci with ascospores. Scale bars: c = 50 μm, b, d–g = 20 μm, h–k = 10 μm.

Importance and distribution

Species of Achaetobotrys are foliar epiphytes living as sooty molds on insect exudates. Achaetobotrys comprises three species. Achaetobotrys affinis is reported from Plumeria sp. (Apocynaceae) in North America (West Indies). Achaetobotrys compositarum is reported from Hibiscus sp. (Malvaceae) in Caribbean (Puerto Rico) and the United States (Virgin Islands) and Scleria sp. (Cyperaceae) in North America (West Indies). Achaetobotrys latispora is reported from Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae) in the United States (Nevada). Achaetobotrys is only poorly understood, and the lineages described so far likely represent only a small fraction of the true diversity of the genus. Comprehensive studies are needed to discover more taxa in Achaetobotrys.

 

References

 

Batista AC, Ciferri R. 1963 – Capnodiales. Saccardoa 2, 1–296.

Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 –Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-013-0263-4

Chomnunti P, Hongsanan S, Aguirre-Hudson B, Tian Q et al. 2014 – The sooty moulds. Fungal Diversity 66, 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-014-0278-5

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Dai DQ, Sánchez-García M et al. 2022 –Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021. Mycosphere 13, 53–453. https://rebus.us.edu.pl/bitstream/20.500. 12128/23674/1/Wijayawardene_Outline_of_Fungi.pdf

 

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