Scorias spongiosa
Scorias spongiosa (Schwein.) Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 3(2): 291 (1832).
≡ Botrytis spongiosa Schwein., Schr. naturf. Ges. Leipzig 1: 127 [101 of repr.] (1822).
Index Fungorum number: IF 165515; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11075, Fig. 1
Description: see Hyde et al. (2011); Chomnunti et al. (2011).
Material examined: see Hyde et al. (2011); Chomnunti et al. (2011).
Fig. 1 Scorias spongiosa (K(M) 171138, syntype). a, b Ascomata on hyphal mass on host. c, d Squash mount of ascomata. e–j Vertical section through ascomata. k Stalked ascoma. l–n Asci with thick wall. o, p Ascospores. Scale bars: d–h, j = 100 μm, c, i = 50 μm, k–n = 20 μm, o, p = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Scorias species are sooty moulds forming black mats on living leaves and stems and are mainly found in the tropics (Callan and Carris 2004). The genus comprises ten species known on several host plants and plant families such as Araliaceae, Bignoniaceae. Cannabaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae, Primulaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae and Theaceae. Scorias has been reported from many countries including Asia (China, Japan, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand), Caribbean (Cuba), Oceania (Kiribati, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), South Africa and the United States (Indiana, Maine, Maryland, South Carolina, West Virginia, West Indies).
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